Ustilago maydis (fungus) •
Common Plantain, Broad-leaved Plantain, Lambstongue, Plantain Majeur •
In the Kitchen

Edible leaves and seeds; choose tender young leaves ideal in salads, soups, as a cooked vegetable like spinach or Swiss chard. Seeds can be dried and then grounded into flour.

Plantain Timbale

Ingredients • Plantain Timbale

• 9 Lasagna noodles (cooked) cut to overlap muffin tin
• Olive oil to coat the muffin tin
• 300ml Tomato sauce
• 175g Goat cheese
• 150g Plantain leaves (young leaves)
• 150g Spinach
• 1 onion, chopped
• 60g Basil
• 300g Ricotta cheese
• 60g Asiago cheese
• 35g Parmesan cheese

Instructions • Plantain Timbale

• Oil a muffin tin to prevent sticking
• Line muffin tin with lasagna noodle
• Add a spoonful of tomato sauce at the bottom of each segment
• Add a slice of goat cheese
• Cut another layer of lasagna noodle to fit into each segment
• Mix the Plantain, spinach, basil into the ricotta cheese
• Add a spoonful of cheese mixture into each segment
• Top with a final layer of lasagna noodle
• Trim excess noodle so that the top layer sits flat
• Add remaining cheese on top
• Bake for 25 minutes at 375F or until browned
• Plate up with pesto, pepper coulis, shaved Parmesan cheese and “Tiny Tim” tomatoes

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