Rainbow Fruit Salad

RAINBOW FRUT SALAD

It's the weekend, and we are more likely to overindulge, pick unhealthier choices, because we "deserve it" after surviving another week!! True, but you can have your fun and eat it too, if you make your plate visually appealing. We first eat with our eyes, plating and presentation plays a huge role in how we experience food. Let's be honest how many of us have boxes of fruit in the fridge that will go bad, because we forget about it? How about treating yourself and create a visually stunning fruit bowl to celebrate the weekend and sit outside while you enjoy it, and really enjoy it!!! Here are a few tips on presentation:

1. Use COLOR!

2.Use different textures, pair food with smoother textures that have coarse textures{sauces, glazes, syrups etc.}

3.Arrangement 

4.Use shapes and proportions appropriately{unless you are going for the Rustic look}

This RAINBOW fruit salad is very versatile:

1 Cup Raspberries

1 Cup Blackberries

2 Mangoes

1 Cup Cantaloupe

2 Oranges cut in segments

2 Tbsp Mint

Drizzle with pure maple syrup and top with a a whipped coconut cream!! And start your day on a RAIBOW!! Use any fruits you love and have available!! 

This year my mint is gorgeous!! I guess "Intention goes where energy flows". My herbs that normally do well, parsley and basil, are just Meh, but my sage and mint are thriving, I have been thinking a lot about these herbs lately. So its not unusual that these herbs are thriving, if whatever we focus on expands. It turns out lately I had the need for a lot of mint, I use peppermint when I get migraines, I use it as an inhaler to clean up congestion, of the nose, bronchi and lung. The aroma of mint activates the salivary glands which secrete digestive enzymes, thereby facilitating digestion. It is also a natural stimulant the smell alone can get your brain functioning on a high level again!! So use it, inhale it, rub it on and enjoy Fresh Herbs as much as I do!!