This has to be the best fruit salad you have ever tasted. No added sugar, it's not needed. Chunky sweet stone fruits, tart and colourful berries, juicy sweet melon, tropical fruits banana, seedless grapes, lychees, mango and home grown passion fruit served with a dollop of unsweetened Creme Fraiche from Meander Valley in Tasmania. Don't you just love the sound of that brand name. We show you a way to transport this delicious dessert easily and safely to your next picnic.
You don't have to spend a fortune just one piece of as many different pieces of fruit you can find that are at their peak of ripeness and freshness is fine. If some fruits are out of season feel free to use frozen, dried or canned pieces to bulk out this yummy salad. Craisins, golden raisins, frozen berries or chunks of frozen mango and avocado work great too. The fruit should be firm yet ripe, don't be tempted to use fruit in your salad which is bruised, blemished or past its prime, putting second grade fruit into a fruit salad is a waste of ingredients, use it in a smoothie instead. Chop your fruit into different sizes for added texture, peel the fruits you need to like pineapples, melons, bananas and mangoes but apples and stone fruits can keep their jackets on, great texture, great colour and helps identify each individual piece by helping to keep it intact until it's time to eat. We used green apples, tart crisp and less likely to oxidise. Firm bananas hold their shape much better than ripe or even over ripe ones but they won't brown too much either. Freeze it in fruit juice in individual containers to pop into summer lunch boxes to keep the kids lunches fresh and cool. By lunch time they will be slushy soft and that close to an icy pole the kids will be delighted with this thoughtful lunch box treat. So much more durable than a squashed plum or banana.
This versatile fruit salad is perfect on top of pancakes, tossed into a blender with coconut milk, almond milk or yoghurt, a handful of baby spinach leaves for a grab ' n go smoothie Breaky. Fill a pavlova, tart or cover in jelly and chill it. You're gonna need to buy more fruit.;-))
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Cheekyricho Salad Niçoise it's tasty, filling, colourful and easy to make. We used Canned Tuna, I know, I know fresh is best... I spent 4 hours traipsing around town trying to buy fresh tuna. There is no such animal where I live. I even saw one display cabinet filled with smelly, discoloured crusty edged pieces of unidentifiable fish. I would think twice about feeding it to a cat. 
We Made this in the Flavorchef and it was perfect, herb flavoured finger sticks of Haloumi browned to perfection served with a warm tomato and fresh herb salsa. The vegetables have been cooked down to reduce the moisture content thus concentrating the flavours. It's a winning combination you will want repeat time and again. Check it out http://youtu.be/rZGR-76dkU8
With so many nut allergies these days it's hard to find tasty healthy snacks that are a good source of fibre and protein and easy to make. The Actifry does a marvellous job on these little guys. It turns them into little tasty crispy skinned flavour bombs with a a creamy inside. We love them as a snack with an icy cold beer or glass of white wine. You can flick them through a salad for extra taste or pop them into soups or rice dishes as a garnish. Don't forget to save the liquid they are packed in because it makes a fantastic vegan pavlova. For both recipes check out our Cheekyricho YouTube channel, we are full interesting recipes, product reviews and handy tips. Why not subscribe, it's free and we are uploading plenty of recipes every week.
its a great source of low fat protein, yields a lovely flavoursome stock and is perfect to add to curries, quiches, omelettes, vol au vents, rice meals, salads, quinoa, pies, stuffed spuds etc etc etc. probably one of the most versatile thing you can keep on hand to sprinkle on pizzas, put into sushi, we even show you it's an excellent low fat training tool for your four legged friend. A little goes a long way and it's the best Chicken Salad Roll we have ever made. We hope you check it out on our cheekyricho YouTube channel because we know you won't be dissapointed. https://youtu.be/Ahfko3zyCXc
For those trying to cut down on meat consumption or if you have already embraced a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, you can't go wrong with this. 1/2 a Nappa Cabbage or Wombok yields a bowl as big as a washing basket full of bright tasty nutritious salad. Fit for a king or your whole family because young and old enjoy this.
We teamed it with some perfectly cooked fresh Tasmanian Salmon and a glass of white wine. It was delicious, healthy, low in fat and too easy to make and eat. We hope you give it a try. Make it ahead of time and dress it just prior to serving. Great for Potlucks, tailgate cooking and picnic or camping trips. Why not make it for your Australia Day Celebration on the 26th on January. Your friends will love you for it, when they ask for the recipe and they will, don't forget to tell them where you got the idea. For this delicious recipe and so much more check out our Cheekyricho YouTube channel.
Introducing our Milo Cookies, using only 5 ingredients, one of which is the Chocolatey, malty milk additive powder made by Nestle. In itself it is Low GI and contains 8 different vitamins and minerals with a delicious taste it works very well as the flavouring for these crisp light chocolate flavoured cookies that are not too sweet, very easy to make and perfect with a glass of cold milk. Richo likes to dunk them in what ever he is drinking but I prefer to eat them just as they are. 