I'm back on track!! Shoulders back, tummy in, walk tall like a dancer - ready for some taste-great yet healthy foods to make you feel good in your jeans.
Dates are a rich source of potassium making it a valuable heart food. They contain a variety of B vitamins which are great for stress and also to maintain a healthy body – to metabolize carbohydrates and maintain blood glucose levels, provide fatty acids for energy, and they help make hemoglobin. They are also an excellent source of iron.
Add the brain boost of almonds with the oranges and this fruit salad has to be a super food.
Being essentially Moroccan, it can be served at the end of a meal as a dessert or as a side dish to a rich tagine or coucous.
Serves 4 to 6
6 oranges
1 to 2 tsp orange flower water (optional)
lemon juice to sharpen (optional)
2/3 cup stoned dates (fresh or dried)
1/2 cup toasted almonds
Icing sugar to sprinkle on top
Using a sharp knife peel the oranges removing all the pith and cut into segments, preserving the juice. (Optional step - Add orange flower water if using and/or lemon juice to sharpen). Chop the dates and half the almonds. Sprinkle over the salad with a little icing sugar. Chill for half an hour. To serve, sprinkle over rest of almonds and a little extra icing sugar.
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