Trees give us so much: clean air, clean groundwater, shade, rain, temperature regulation, wood for our buildings and fires, and fruit salads for our bellies
Ingredients
1 fruit
Lime
(cut in half and squeezed)
1 medium fruit (6cm dia)
Tangerine (mandarin), raw
(mandarin peeled and divided)
1 medium
Pear
(diced in cubes)
1/4 cup
Coconut, shredded
(shredded)
4 date(s)
Dates
(pitted, diced small)
1/2 tbsp
Maple syrup
1/2 tsp
Cinnamon
(sprinkled)
Instructions
Wash fresh fruits and remove any bad spots with a knife.
Chop fresh whole fruit into small bite-sized pieces.
Add fruit to bowl and squeeze lime juice on top to cover fruit in the juice.
Remove pits from dates and chop into small pea-sized pieces. (Save the date pits for planting. Each date pit is a potential future date tree!)
Combine fruit in bowl with coconut, cinnamon, and maple syrup.
Stir until well combined.
Share with friends, enjoy!
Notes:
Try It At Home
There are so many ways you can adjust this salad to your liking:
Use cranberries or raisins instead of dates.
Drizzle a spoonful of peanut butter or almond butter on top.
Use crisp apples or persimmons instead of pears.
Add a sprinkle of ginger powder.
Use more than one type of crisp fruits.
Try chopped walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, or almonds in place of coconut.
Enjoy this salad on top of banana nice-cream: just blend frozen bananas with almond milk for a smooth creamy treat.
