Broccoli and Fruit Salad

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

It’s that time of year where everyone is eating healthy to keep up with their resolutions. I wasn’t planning to jump on the bandwagon, but when I saw this recipe the other day, I had to make it. It was so colorful and chock full of some of my favorite fruits.

Even when I was mixing it together, I figured I wouldn’t even share it with you guys. I mean, this is a baking blog. I’m not really known for posting healthy recipes on here. But once I put it into the the bowl, it was so beautiful I just had to take a picture of it. And after that first bite, I knew I had to share it with you guys. It’s delicious.

I have a feeling I’ll be eating this salad year-round. I went heavy on the ingredients I love and lighter on the ones I’m not crazy about.

Broccoli and Fruit Salad

Yield: Serves 2-4

Ingredients:

2 small bunches broccoli
3 tangerines
1 pomegranate, seeded
1/4 cup shaved or thinly sliced fennel
1 avocado, sliced
1/4 cup slivered almonds
extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

Directions:

Blanch broccoli by adding it to boiled water. After two minutes, submerse broccoli into an ice bath to stop the cooking process.

Peel two of tangerines, separate the segments, and cut them in half. Place the tangerines, broccoli, pomegranate seeds, fennel, avocado, and almonds into a medium bowl.

Drizzle olive oil and juice of the last tangerine over salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe adapted from Yummy Mummy Kitchen

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16 Responses to “Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Bars”

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oneordinaryday — September 17, 2009 at 1:08 pm

I guess they would be hard to bite into, but if you made them thinner you wouldn’t have such a beautiful swirl of blueberry in there. They look fabulous.
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Jade — September 17, 2009 at 2:18 pm

Those look amazing! Totally on my list!
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Mimi — September 17, 2009 at 3:26 pm

These look delicious. I love lemon and blueberries.
Mimi
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nutmegnanny — September 17, 2009 at 3:57 pm

These look great! Maybe a little thinner would be better but either way they must have tasted fantastic!
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Ingrid — September 17, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Yum, I think your idea of a cheesecake ice cream brillant. I agree those swirls are gorgeous!
~ingrid
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stephchows — September 17, 2009 at 7:02 pm

mmmmm i’d love to have a batch of those sitting in front of me right now!
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Melissa — September 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm

These are too pretty to eat! I love the blueberry/lemon combo.
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Joelen — September 18, 2009 at 2:43 pm

These look outstanding! I love the swirls and the combo of lemon and blueberry is always a winner!
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Colleen — September 18, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Looks delicious! Gorgeous photos.
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SugarCooking — September 19, 2009 at 12:36 am

Those look great! What a beautiful photo!
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eliza — September 19, 2009 at 2:09 am

very nice! look just exactly like the ones in the magazine!

eliza
http://fooddiary.blogsome.com
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Stephanie Wagner — September 21, 2009 at 11:06 am

These are amazing! I didn’t know they were dairy free… We just found our little nephew is allergic to dairy, I’ll have to make these for him.
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A & W — September 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm

Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
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A & W — September 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm

Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
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Joudie's Mood Food — August 7, 2010 at 9:51 pm

This looks ……… WOW!!!!
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offmotorway — September 16, 2010 at 9:04 am

What a great idea! One of the best looking desserts I’ve seen in a long time – irresistable!