We are getting colourful at I Heart Cooking Clubs (IHCC), with this week's theme, "A Colorful Plate!". Heidi Swanson's recipes are not short on colours! I've made her colourful fruit salad, with honey lemon grass dressing and some mint leaves for that lovely minty flavour.
The salad dressing ; minced lemon grass, honey, lemon juice, vanilla extract, pinch of salt
(source from 101cookbooks.com , Heidi Swanson)
3 tablespoons fresh lemon
2 tablespoons honey
1 pinch of salt
the tender interior of a stalk of lemongrass, minced
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
5-6 cups of seasonal fruit, sliced
20 mint leaves, chiffonade
to serve : any of all of the following, toasted coconut, dollops of creme fraiche or yogurt, toasted walnuts
Whisk together the citrus juice, honey, salt, lemongrass and vanilla. Set aside.
Arrange the fruit in a large bowl or on a platter, and drizzle with about half of the dressing. Taste, and decide if you'd like to add more dressing. Then add the coconut, nuts, and creme fraiche, and serve.
A Colorful Plate!
Joyce, that's a very colorful bowl of fruits! It's better to eat this as a snack instead of potato chips. Now I make a bowl of fruits and eat in front of the TV.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I want some too.
ReplyDeleteWow i love that dressing all that wonderful flavours yummm. Do u grow any of the fruit at home ?
ReplyDeleteCan't get much better and colorful with this tropical fruit bowl!
ReplyDeleteIt looks delicious, Joyce! Great colors and healthy too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors- Dragonfruit is beautiful but very expensive here! The dressing sounds light and refreshing- I'd love this any day for lunch. :)
ReplyDeleteA bowl of refreshing colourful tropical salad!yum!
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