Healthy Dinner: Winter Fruit Salad Recipe

With health fast becoming priority number one, many people are looking at healthier eating options. We tend to consume a lot of calories and fats during dinner, as we try to fill ourselves after a day full of hard-work and stress. What if I were to suggest that a healthy dinner meal comprising of winter fruits and knick-knacks can be more filling and additionally refreshing! I am sure you would want to give it a try! So here is the recipe for a wholesome winter salad.

Healthy Dinner: Winter Fruit Salad Recipe

Healthy Fruit Salad

Image Via: Betty Crocker

Ingredients

1 pear, peeled, deseeded and cubed

1 apple, peeled, deseeded and cubed

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/2 cup cashew

1 cup lettuce cut into bite size chunks

1/2 cup shredded low fat cheese

1 tbsp poppy seeds

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 tsp diced onion

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Olive Oil

Salt to taste

Winter Fruit Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing

Image Via: A Hint Of Honey

Directions

1. In a blender, blend lemon juice, sugar, mustard, onion and salt.
2. Add 2 tbsp olive oil to the mixture in the blender. Blend well.
3. Now add poppy seeds to the blender and mix well again.
4. In a large glass serving bowl add lettuce, cashews, cheese, cranberries, apple and pears.
5. Just before you wish to serve, pour the dressing that you just prepared in the blender.
6. Toss well so that the entire dressing coats the contents of the salad.
7. Serve for dinner:)

A little trick that I use, is to pan fry the cashews in some oil. You can even use pre-roasted cashews that are readily available in any grocery store. You can also replace the cashews with any other dry fruit that you like, for instance almonds. Another thing that I do often is to leave the fruits unpeeled as it brings more color and interest to the recipe. One last tip, use fresh lemon juice. Do share your thoughts on this healthy dinner recipe.

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