Joy's Green Banana Salad

Ingredients

• 6 small unripe bananas green ()
• 2 slices bacon crumbled crisp cooked
• 1 cup crab meat 
• 1  bell pepper green sliced into thin rings
• 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 0.8 cup red wine vinegar 
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup shrimp deveined peeled
• 1  onion sweet chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• whisk
• pot

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Cut the ends off of the bananas, and make a slit lengthwise down the peel. Cook bananas in boiling water until tender (similar to a potato).
3. Drain, cool, and remove peels.
4. Cut into small chunks and place in a serving bowl.
5. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the pieces, and stir to coat.
6. Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
7. Add shrimp and crab, and fry until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
8. Add onions, green pepper and seafood to the bananas in the bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, sugar and bacon pieces.
9. Pour this mixture over the bananas, and toss lightly to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
10. Garnish with slices of hard-cooked egg if desired.