Healthy Cherry Recipes

Cherry season is fast approaching, and before we know it those delicious fruits will soon be gracing our tables. The following are two recipes – one savoury, the other sweet – designed to make the most of delicious cherry flavour and colour.

Honey Soaked Rice Salad with Cherries and Cashews

(adapted from a Better Homes and Gardens recipe)

Dressing (mix together and stir through the rice salad):
¼ cup honey
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ teaspoon salt and freshly ground black pepper

Rice salad
1 cup of rice. For a variety of colour, combine 2/3 cup of basmati rice with 1/3 cup of wild black rice. Cook rice in boiling water, drain and cool. Add the cold rice and the following ingredients to a large bowl. Toss, add dressing, and serve.
½ cup whole cashews, chopped
½ cup dried apricots, cut into slivers
1 cup of fresh cherries, pitted and halved
¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
4 cups of torn lettuce.

Cherry smoothie
Into a blender add:
1 cup of cold milk. You can use your preferred milk, e.g. cow’s milk, soy milk, almond milk, coconut milk.
1 cup of chilled, pitted fresh cherries
2 tablespoons vanilla protein powder
2 teaspoons of honey.
Blend together until well mixed, pour into a tall glass and enjoy!

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