Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Fruit Salad, "fabuleux " !!

This turned out really well, much to my surprise. I wasn't expecting much, since honeydew is not a big favorite. I think it helped that the strawberries were truly sweet. If they'd been sour, it'd probably have been a flop.

1/2 honeydew melon (the green melon - one of the 14 superfoods, according to the book
http://www.amazon.com/SuperFoods-Rx-Fourteen-Foods-Change/dp/0060535679
)
cut in balls and drain juice. You could dice it instead, but I just needed an excuse to buy a melon baller with my bed bath and beyond 20% off coupon.

1 qt basket of strawberries (we found amazing ones at the farmer's market, which's really what prompted my search for a fruit salad involving strawberries and honeydew)

1 tbsp fresh mint (A has a little "herb garden" which he keeps alive - it contains a potted basil and potted spearmint plant)

1 tbsp orange water (it took a foodie to find this in Central Market - this's something pretty exotic, that's made from orange blossoms)

1 pint Bulgarian Yogurt (www.whitemountainfoods.com - the factory is in Austin, if you want to take your kids on a field trip).

Lemon flavor Agave Nectar (this is sold as a sweeter alternative to cane sugar, and is supposedly equal to cane sugar in calories per unit volume, but sweeter, so you use less volume for the same resulting sweetness, thereby consuming fewer calories in the process, assuming you want to!)

Zest of one lemon (bought an organic lemon for this purpose)

Combine melon, strawberry, mint, orange water in a large bowl. In another bowl, combine yogurt and agave nectar. Spoon the fruit into a dessert glass. Top with yogurt mixture. Garnish with lemon zest. Serve chilled.


It seems pretty important to use the right proportions of the ingredients here.

Credit for the recipe goes to the recipe card section of Central Market - an amazing place to browse.

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