Have a Tropical Themed Dinner with Plantains!

New, exciting sides and mains for your outdoor entertaining to celebrate dads and grads, and kickoff the summer season! View this email as a Web page. This email was sent to you by the Chiquita Brands L.L.C. To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add info@chiquitabananas.com to your address book or safe list.     Enter the Chiquita FanFun Sweepstakes! Hi Indiana,   Graduations and Father's Day are great times to let your loved ones know you're proud of their hard work. We have delicious new plantain recipes that will fit in perfectly with your festivities, from casual barbecues to upscale parties. If you haven't tried it yet, we'd love to introduce you to the Chiquita plantain, the versatile relative of the banana. The weather is warm and the stage is set for outdoor entertaining! Decorate your tables in your grad's school colors, and set out a plate of Baked Sweet Plantains, made with brown sugar and spices for sweet and savory flavor. Give an exotic flair to the usual dips at your appetizer table and use Plantain Arañitas instead of standard chips; these crisped and seasoned plantains are sure to please. Instead of a new necktie, give dad a hearty new grilled dish like Plantain and Skirt Steak Tacos. Or, try a tropical-themed event with more new Chiquita Plantain recipes.   Chiquita Plantains and Skirt Steak Tacos with Peppered Pineapple Slaw Recipe Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15 min   Chiquita plantains share the grill with sweet and spicy steak, and zesty pepper pineapple slaw adds extra flair. Wrap it all up in warm, corn tortillas. Grill job well done!   Share this recipe on Facebook. Be the first to leave a comment on this recipe! Chiquita has teamed up with Little League Baseball and Softball to offer fan-tastic prizes each month this summer, including a chance to win a trip to see your favorite pro team in training. The free Chiquita FanFun mobile app offers Chiquita and Little League trivia, a store locator to find Chiquita Banana retailers, and much more. For the baseball and softball players in the family, consumers will be able to make their own trading card with the Little League Cardmaker. Enter the FanFun sweepstakes today!   Plantains 101 There are so many intriguing things about the Chiquita plantain, rest assured this affordable and up-and-coming fruit will be making a stylish entrance on plates around the world. Chef Matthew Russo shows you how to pick yours from the produce aisle, and how to prepare it at each stage of ripeness.   Antoinette Miller Bananas are my #1 choice for fruit to always have on hand. I dehydrate a lot of them and vacuum seal them to take on camping trips or in case of emergencies when we have to "head for the hills". Elizabeth Dziejma Ronald Theurer Sounds great. I give my grandson 1 banana shake every morning. He loves it. Perfect breakfast, no sugars. Check out more comments on facebook.com/Chiquita   our bananas  |  banana recipes  |  health & nutrition  |  chiquita kids   If this message was forwarded to you and you would like to register, subscribe here. If you received this message from Chiquita Brands L.L.C. and would like to unsubscribe, please click here to remove. We invite you to read our privacy policy. Chiquita Brands L.L.C. 250 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, OH 45202