Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

March 15, 2010

19. Breakfast Salad

By Anne in Fruit, Raw, Vegan, Vegetarian

If salad is one of my favorite foods, then fruit salad is a favorite of the favorites.  Here’s my favorite way to make this favorite-favorite: 
In the cookbook Vegetarian Nights: Fresh from Hawaii, Bonnie Mandoe recommends making your fruit salad with very small cubes of fruit, so that each spoonful contains several different pops of juicy, [...]

March 12, 2010

16. Stuffed Apple Salad with Pistachios and Oranges

By Anne in Fruit, Lunch/Snack Salad, Raw

Last night’s “salad” (Thai fresh rolls) got me thinking about how nice it would be to have more fork-free salad options. This one is a total winner.  Cut the top off of an apple, then carve the insides out with a melon baller or other scooper.  Use the apple flesh for the salad, along with the [...]

February 28, 2010

4. Jicama, Orange & Mango Salad

By Anne in Fruit, Mexican-Inspired, Raw, Vegetarian

 
My husband scares me sometimes.  Last night we were both doing our own thing in companionable silence. Out of the blue I asked, “What’s that white thing called…?”
And he said, “Jicama?”  Uh, yes. Actually, that’s exactly what I was thinking about.  How does he do that? 
Anyway, my friend Ammi invited me over for a delicious dinner of tortilla [...]