Traditional Indigenous Recipes

Fruit Salad

These desserts are perfect for any time of the year. They are sweet, filling and full of vitamins and minerals. You can prepare a larger amount of fruit on Sunday and have it for the next three days.

New World Ingredients:

½-1 cup each of:

Black raspberry

Blueberry

Concord grapes

Papaya

Passion fruit


Pineapple
Strawberries


Options:

1 tablespoon peanut butter dolloped on top

3 T sunflower seeds

3 T chopped pecans

Old World Ingredients

1 apple chopped

1 orange, peeled, seeded and sectioned; a can of drained Mandarin oranges works well when you are in a hurry

1 cup of sweet, unseeded grapes

1 ripe (but not squishy) mango, peeled, deseeded and cubed

1 banana-sliced into thin sections (like quarters)

Options:

1 cup low-fat vanilla yoghurt
3 tablespoons raisins
3 T chopped walnuts

Chop fruits into desirable pieces (cubed, sliced, etc.) and put in large serving bowl.
Cover leftovers tightly and refrigerate. You’ll need to eat it within two days.