Ingredients:1 c Spinach leaves 1/2 c Napa cabbage, finely shredded 1/2 c Fruit, diced 1/4 c Toasted Nuts 1/4 c Dried fruit Honey Dressing
Cooking Instructions:
Combine in a bowl and drizzle with Honey Dressing. Additional Comments:
Fruit to one is not fruit to another. Pretty deep, huh? Here’s what I mean: Some people are not fruit eaters, plain and simple. But we all know our bodies need some form of fruit. For many Americans the mandarin oranges that come in a tin are the only fruit they eat. I did not even consider that product a “real” fruit until I heard people say it out loud. I’ve always thought of it as a special treat, like candy. Have you ever been to the PTA or Fourth of July pot luck and the “fruit salad” is a jumble of sweet tidbits (none of which are fresh) tossed in marshmallow fluff? Same thing. That said we move on to the salad.
Berries, mangoes and papayas are my favorite fruit to incorporate into a salad. Grapes, apples, and melons are also good. A dried fruit and a nut are critical. Most fruits are now available dried. We have raisins, cranberries, apricots, dates, mango, papaya, currents, pineapple, apples, pears and peaches. And the nuts! There are pine nuts, pecans, walnuts, Brazil nuts, peanuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, almonds, hazelnuts and more. Nuts always taste better toasted.
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