Categories: Food & Drink

Rainbow Salad

taken by peachpurple

Kids get easily bored with dull salad.

Green vegetables, that is something that

they hate when it is place on the dining table.

What is the difference between salad and

vegetable dishes?? They asked.

All of them look the same! Green !

They shrieked

I know because I had a hard time to shove

this salad into their tight lip mouths.

Therefore, I had thought of something

different that we parents would loved

because Rainbow Salad is so alluring,

looks colorful, tasty and is packed with

various nutrients that kids needed for good

bowel movement and to keep them healthy.

My kids loved the sweetness of tomatoes and

cheese, although they dislike the avocado.

I taught them to dip avocado into

mayonnaise or cheese to overcome the

buttery sticky flavor and they are getting

used to the odd flavor now.

It is easy to prepare and you could easily buy

these colorful fruits at any fruit stalls or

supermarket.

If you cannot find avocado, replace it with

any fruit of the season in your country.

You can replace avocado with:

l Carrots

l Guava

l Apples ( Green or Red)

l Oranges

l Pears

l Grapefruits

l Starfruits

Benefits of Avocado

This dark green tear shape fruits has more

than 20 different types of vitamins which has

the most nutrients than any other fruits.

Fiber– Avocado has 8% of fiber which helps

to promote easy bowel movements, reduces

that chances of constipation especially for

kids who eats lots of junk food

Iron- Iron is essential to carry the oxygen

throughout your body, to promote smooth

blood flow and to produce energy.

Potassium- Avocado has 150mg of

potassium which helps you to lower your

blood pressure. It also reduced kidney stones

and osteoporosis ( bone loss ).

Vitamin K- Helps your kids bones to grow

healthily, providing sufficient proteins for

growth and reduce blood clotting.

You will bleed a lot if your body is lack of

vitamin K.

Hence, you should encourage your kids to

consume avocado for their own good.

Remember to make your salad colorful and

vibrant to attract your kids temptation.

Rainbow Salad Recipe:

Ingredients to prepare

# 1 avocado

# 1 tbsp lemon juice

# 2 large tomatoes

# 175g Mozzarella Cheese

# salt and freshly ground black pepper

# few drops of balsamic vinegar

# 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

# 6 basil leaves, shredded

# fresh basil sprigs to garnish

Method to prepare:

1. Peel and cut avocado into half and remove

the big seed.

2. Slice thinly and brush each piece with

lemon juice

.

3. Slice tomato thickly and arrange them on

the plate.

4. Cut mozzarella cheese thickly, arrange on

top of the tomatoes.

5. Arrange the slices of avocado in between

the tomato slices.

6. Sprinkle a little salt and black pepper over

them.

7. Sprinkle balsamic vinegar, oil and basil

over the salad.

8. Serve garnish with sprig of basils.

Yield: 4 persons

Do you life colorful fruit salads?

Which are your favorite fruits?

Do share with me your thoughts.