Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Food Byte

Next time you want to make a fresh fruit salad, consider adding dried fruit to the mix. On a recent trip to Miami, both News Café and Big Pink sprinkled raisins on their editions of fruit salad. The raisins added a new element of taste and texture to the chunks of watermelon, pineapple, strawberries, grapes, bananas, and other tropical fruits. Speared with a piece of banana, a few raisins added the ideal chewy balance to the consistency of the fruit.

I also think that adding dried cranberries to a salad heavy on apples is a divine addition. The dried stuff is a hearty improvement to the light fruit, making the fruit salad more of a meal. And, for an extra twist, add sliced dried ginger strips to a mango salad to impress any houseguest.

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