Tilapia Ceviche on fried plantains

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I had this at book club, and it was awesome. These get an 8.3. My friend Lisa made it, and she used fried plantains which she then smashed into little bowls in a lime juicer (she did this once they were fried by putting a plastic bag in the juicer, putting the piece of fried plantain in, and then smashing it and re-frying it.) Then she added a filling that was based on the recipe below, which came from foodnetwork.com. However, she did make changes, so it was kind of the same and kind of original. I put the changes in bold that she made.
Tilapia Ceviche
Recipe courtesy of Marcela Valladolid
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds tilapia fillets, finely diced* see Cook's Note
  • 1 cup lime juice (about 8 large limes)
  • 1/2 cup seeded chopped tomato
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely diced She did not add this
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup clam-tomato juice (recommended: Clamato), optional
  • 1 tablespoon bottled hot sauce (recommended: Huichol), optional
  • 1 serrano chile, optional
  • Grilled Tostadas, recipe follows, or 6 purchased tostadas
  • Mayonnaise, for spreading She left this out
  • 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and thinly sliced
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • Grilled Tostadas:
  • 6 corn tortillas
Directions

Put the tilapia in a medium bowl. Pour the lime juice over the fish and mix gently to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until the fish is white throughout, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove from the refrigerator and drain off the lime juice, gently squeezing the fish with your hands. Discard the lime juice. Add the tomato, cucumber, onion, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the clam-tomato juice and the hot sauce and chile, if using.

Spread the tostadas generously with mayonnaise and top with the ceviche. Arrange the avocado slices on top of the ceviche and serve immediately with the lime wedges alongside.

Grilled Tostadas:

Heat a grill or grill pan over medium heat.

Put the tortillas on the grill or grill pan, and let them dry out until they are crunchy. Purchased tostadas can be substituted.

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Ceviche recipe retrieved 10-15-14 from http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/tilapia-ceviche-recipe.html

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