Can you name all ingredients based on the photo above?
I really enjoyed making this salad this week. There were seven ingredients. It was my first time to do such a combination. It’s great to explore new avenues in the kitchen. I knew I would have loved the salad because I love each ingredient on its own. I just wondered about the combination of textures. The fruits and vegetables gave a little munch “here”, a crunch “there”, a little sweetness “over here” and a little tang “over there”. Smoothness, crispiness, softness and a slight grainy-feel were not to be left out. They all created fireworks on my palate.
Ingredients
1. 2 heads of lettuce🥬
2. a half of an orange bell pepper🫑
3. 2 small cucumbers 🥒
4. 2 gold kiwi fruits 🥝
5. a quarter of a white-fleshed dragonfruit
6. a small serving of blackberries
7. a large or medium-sized tomato🍅 (this I figured I needed afterwards so it’s not on the tray).
Utensils and Equipment
- a knife
- a cutting board
- a salad bowl
- plates
Method:
1. Wash all fruits and vegetables and prepare them for cutting. Break lettuce in bite-size pieces.
2. Dice the half of bell pepper. Arrange the pieces in a heart if you get excited while doing it. 😃
3. Cut the cucumbers in thin slices.
4. Cut the kiwi fruits in small cubes.
5. Peel and cut the dragonfruit in small pieces.
6. Keep the blackberries whole.
7. Cut the tomato in wedges.
8. Place the ingredients on a plate and then play with them a bit.
Don’t Play With Your Food
Growing up as kids, my siblings and I would twirl foods around the plate when we didn’t want to eat them.
My mom would say, “Don’t play with your food”. That basically meant we were to stop twirling and eat the remaining foods on our plates.
While making the salad, I decided to play with the ingredients a bit. It’s just that this time around, I wasn’t twirling and seriously could hardly wait to have it. It tested my patience and gave me a craving. Before putting them in the salad bowl, I thought I’d try to make a “rainbow” and take shots from different angles.
9. Put the ingredients (except the tomato wedges) in a salad bowl. Try to mix and balance the ingredients as they are added.
10. Garnish the salad by placing the tomato wedges around the frame of the bowl.
The final step is to simply enjoy the salad.
Have a lovely weekend. 😃