Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Banana Berry Salad
Banana Berry Salad
When you throw a few fruits in a bowl and sprinkle them with raw sugar, does it qualify as a recipe? Well, Im going to count it as one because I love quick, simple, delicious recipes, and this one meets all the criteria!
My mother-in-law introduced me to sugar in the raw (or turbinado sugar) many years ago. I cant believe I lived so many years of my life without it! I dont use tons of it ever, mostly just for sprinkling. I love the crunch and texture it adds to recipes! I put it on quick breads, (heres my hands-down favorite banana bread recipe) cookies, pies, just about any dessert. Its also a quick sweetener for fruit. You can throw just about any kind of fruit together, sprinkle a bit of raw sugar on it, and youve got yourself a fresh, easy summer salad.
My boys are berry lovers! Theyre probably their favorite fruits, and I love how healthy they are. Strawberries are very affordable this time of year, so we eat and eat and eat them. Raspberries and blackberries arent so cheap to buy fresh, so guess what? I use frozen. And they work perfectly! If you live by a WinCo, then buy your frozen berries there. I got the blackberries for under $2, and the raspberries for under $3! Id used them last week for some homemade triple berry jam, (yes, I use frozen berries in my jam) and had leftovers. So, they got thrown in the salad. The tart berry flavors are sweetened up just a bit by the raw sugar, and the bananas add a bit of mild sweetness as well. The flavors work perfectly together! But just as I said before, you can really cant go wrong with mixing it up with all kinds of different fruits
Banana Berry Salad
Fresh strawberries (sliced)
Frozen raspberries
Frozen blackberries
Bananas (sliced)
Sugar in the Raw
So, thats the "recipe". Just cut up your fresh strawberries and bananas, throw in some frozen raspberries and blackberries, sprinkle with sugar, toss, and serve. You can let the salad sit for 5-10 minutes before serving to allow the frozen berries to thaw a bit.
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