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

Salad

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6 Responses to “Spinach with Pan Roasted Red Peppers and Goat Cheese”

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ellysaysopa — January 17, 2011 at 6:58 pm

Looks delicious! Glad you liked it, and love the goat cheese swap. 🙂
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kitchenmisfit — January 18, 2011 at 2:45 am

This looks great! I love spinach and this is a nice twist!
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Daisy — January 18, 2011 at 2:30 pm

what a bright tasty looking dish!
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Shannon — January 18, 2011 at 7:39 pm

love those pictures, so bright! and definitely a delicious dish, so much of my favorite things 🙂
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wgfoodie — January 22, 2011 at 2:35 pm

Mmm spinach and goat cheese. One of the best combos… EVER. haha 🙂
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sheila @ Elements — January 22, 2011 at 6:44 pm

My honey and I can’t get enough spinach, and while we’ve made something similar to what you made, we’ve never tried it with the pan roasted peppers. That sounds like the perfect addition!!! I just know I’d love it! 🙂