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Summer Fruit

Ever wonder what comes in that bowl of fresh
fruit restaurants offer as a potentialTuna  Mango  Spread
dessert choice or side dish? Well, summer
would be the time to find out! With warmMango  Fool
weather on its way, so too are the delicious
likes of succulent watermelon, bright redMango  Cheesecake
strawberries, juicy nectarines and all
different kinds of cherries (try to get yourStrawberries - From rumors of being poisonous
hands on some white ones, they're like heavenas well as nourishing the skin, strawberries
in cherry form). And don't forget your plums,are not just chockfull of vitamin C but also
blueberries, pineapple, honeydew, cantaloupe,history! That's right, the Lady of Thermidor
raspberries, and blackberries. Yes, the listwas said to take baths in strawberries to
goes on and here's where you can get the dishbring out the full radiance of her skin,
on these summer crops. Even grapes are inwhile the nineteenth century Argentineans
season!would not go near the red prong-shaped
berries fearing their poisonous potential.
Why  indulge?Regardless of which you believe, the fruit is
surely sweet and now incorporated into many a
Summer seems to be the best bearer of fruitsdaily  menu.
which means it can be the best time to pack
in those essential vitamins and nutrientsTry a few of these strawberry recipes out
that come from a healthy dose of fruit(and  even  the  bath!):
consumption. Besides being delicious, most
summer fruits are also jam-packed withStrawberry  Pretzel  Dessert
vitamin C, as you might already know. But
what you might not know is that peaches andSweet  and  Tart  Strawberry  Salad
cherries are great sources of fiber and
watermelon offers the perfect supply ofStrawberry  Fruit  Dip
vitamin A. For some more info on nutrition
facts,  click  here  .Do-Ahead  Strawberry  Stuffed  French  Toast
How  do  these  fruits  fit  into  my  menu?Fresh  Strawberry  Bath
While typically incorporated into desserts,Strawberry  Drawing  Mask
these fruits don't have to be served that
way! Berries are delicious as salad toppers.Chilled  Strawberry  Mint  Soup
You can mix some strawberries with some
greens and throw a few candied nuts andPineapple - These odd-shaped fruits get their
you've got a great start to any meal. You canname from their resemblance to pine cones.
even make your favorite vinaigrette (mine isTheir bright and juicy yellow flesh is
raspberry vinaigrette) out of summer berriesprobably much tastier than the inside of a
to top it off. Mangoes make a great salsapine cone though, plus it is great for the
(Mango Salsa ), as do pineapples (Pineappledigestion. This fruit comes from Southern and
Salsa ), and melons make a refreshing andCentral  America.
tantalizing soup (Cold Melon Soup ). And just
about any variety of summer fruits can bePineapple  recipes  with  a  twist!:
blended with ice to make a refreshing
smoothie. Try this Kiwi Mango Smoothie onPineapple  Sweet  Potato  Boats
for size. Fruit smoothies can be great
snacks, or even a delicious and nutritiousPineapple  Stuffing
breakfast.
Pineapple  Chiffon  Pie
Some  interesting  facts  about:
Pineapple  Crisp
Watermelon- Did you know that watermelon is
both a fruit and a vegetable? If you're in aPork  and  Pineapple  Casserole
crunch trying to pack in your recommended
daily servings of both, just eat a wholePineapple  Zucchini  Loaf
bunch of juicy pink watermelon! Originating
in Southern Africa, explorers have found anBlackberries- Not to be confused with the
abundance of watermelon in the Kalaharipopular brand of PDA, blackberries are
Desert. Oddly enough, the watermelons alsoactually a variety of the raspberry. This
serve as a symbol for the Mexican Day of thefruit is not actually a berry but an
Dead and are depicted in a great deal ofaggregate fruit from the bramble raspberry
Mexican  art.plant. Lately Mexico has been producing
bounties of blackberries. And as myth (in the
Recipes  to  sink  your  teeth  into:UK) would have it, blackberries should not be
picked after September 15th because the devil
Spicy  Cucumber  Watermelon  Relishhas supposedly claimed them. Good thing they
are  considered  a  summer  fruit!
Quick  and  Easy  Watermelon  Pie
Not-so-average  'berry  recipes:
Watermelon  Banana  Split
Blackberry  Barbeque  Sauce
Watermelon  Slush
Blackberry  Wine  Cake
Watermelon  Salad  with  Mint  Leaves
Blackberry  Bread  Pudding
Frozen  Watermelon  Virgin  Margaritas
Old  Fashioned  Blackberry  Spice  Cake
Watermelon-Honeydew  Kabobs  with  Dressing
Blackberry  Cobbler
Mangoes - This bright yellow fleshed tropical
fruit is native to Southern Asia. CenturiesThe  bagel  peach:  a unique fruit case study
ago, these tree fruits popped up all over
India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. A veryEver seen a peach that looks like a bagel?
sweet fruit, the mango is made up of 15%Well they probably haven't been mixed up in
sugar and hosts significant amounts ofthe bakery yet as they're new in the last
vitamins  A,  B,  and  C.couple of years, but these white-fleshed
fruits are a whopping 3 inches in diameter
Some  mango  recipes  to  tango  with:and take on a round, but flat shape. Also
called the galaxy peach, you might confuse
Mango  Chickenthis rare delicacy for a miniature UFO.
Introduced by the USDA in 2004, this peach
Savory  Cold  Mango  Souptypically ripens in the third or fourth week
of June.
Mango  Ice  Cream



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