Banana Peels and Other Byproducts Compose This Plant-Based Carnitas Torta

Davin Waite, co-owner of plant-based The Plot prides himself on running a “100 percent utilization, 0 percent waste” operation thanks to inventive menu planning and ingredient use, like making ketchup out of beet scraps.

One dish that represents the ethos at his Oceanside, Calif., restaurant is the banana peel carnitas torta. “Banana peels are the epitome of what people think should be thrown away,” Waite says, adding that not only are they...