An unusual way to serve bananas as a starter.
Very good before a heavy meat dish.
4 bananas -- sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cans tuna -- drained and flaked
1 chopped onion
2 tablespoons chopped gherkins OR 2 tablespoons chopped olives ( green or black)
1 tablespoon grated cheese
FOR DECORATION
Paprika
Slices of olives or gherkins
SAUCE
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons cake flour
Salt and pepper -- to taste
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup fresh cream
Sprinkle bananas with lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients for cocktail. Spoon into seven cocktail shells. Cover with sauce*. Sprinkle with grated cheese over each cocktail portion. Decorate with a slice of gherkin or olive, and sprinkle with paprika. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350ยบ degrees and serve warm.
To Make Sauce: Melt butter, flour, and pepper in a saucepan. Add stock and wine and bring to the boil. Stir constantly. Simmer for one minute. Add 1/2 cup of grated cheese. Let cool off. Add cream.
