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Why does it often seem a bit taboo to make meal recipes with fruit? Fruit is delicious, colorful, and one of the healthiest things you can eat, so why are we reluctant to throw it on our sandwich or toss it on the grill? I'm here to help you all get over your fruit recipe phobia with these 9 creative meal recipes that involve fruit. Once you have that first bite bite, you'll be wondering why you never included fruit in your regular dishes this whole time!
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Anybody can make a turkey sandwich, but this French-inspired dish involves apples that makes it really special! When you're in the mood for something quick and easy, pull out your panini maker and cook up a warm and toasty roasted turkey, apple, and brie sandwich! This is seriously one of the most delicious sandwich combinations you will come across. It's the perfect sandwich to eat on a crisp fall day, and not to mention one of the most beautiful looking lunches you can make to match the beautiful fall leaves around you.
Ingredients:
Bread
Sliced turkey breast deli meat
Thinly sliced green apple
Dijon mustard
Thin slices of Brie
Directions:
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This is definitely a dish for the adventurous foodie as it isn't seen too often. Believe it or not, the blue cheese and salty prosciutto pair well with sweet watermelon in this savory side dish. The reason you want to grill the watermelon is that it enhances the melon's sweetness and adds a touch of smoky flavor. Also, brushing the wedges with oil keeps them from sticking to the grill. This grilled watermelon recipe is easy to prepare and will add a slightly exotic flavor to any BBQ.
Ingredients:
3 (1/2-inch-thick) watermelon rounds, quartered
1 tablespoon olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
Fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoons bottled balsamic glaze
Preparation:
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You may be familiar with the Hawaiian burger or pizza menu item out at a restaurant, but how often do you actually make it at your house? It is a great summer BBQ favorite that you can enjoy even in the winter months! Incorporate a little bit of paradise in your meal by grilling up the pineapple along with your burger! As we learned in the last recipe, grilling fruit enhances it's sweetness and adds a touch of smoky flavor. This is a great recipe that involves fruit to start off with!
Ingredients:
2 lbs ground beef (80/20)
mushrooms, sliced (any varietal will do)
1 can sliced pineapples, drained
1 recipe homemade teriyaki sauce*
Havarti cheese, sliced
sesame buns
romaine lettuce
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter
Directions:
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Get ready for a fruit recipe that involves peaches! These peach chicken sandwiches feel like a sandwich that was made for Spring time. They also incorporate jalapenos which gives the sandwich enough heat to pair well with the sweet from the peaches. This chicken sandwich somehow hits every single flavor you could want! The savory, crunchy, nutty chicken, the sweet, soft peach, the spicy jalapeño, and the cool, creamy, tangy mayonnaise. It's just too interesting of a sandwich not to try!
Ingredients:
1 pound chicken breast cutlets, or 2 large chicken breast halves, cut open like a book to make 4 pieces
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons finely chopped pickled jalepeño peppers
1/2 cup pecans, finely ground
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 rolls, split
1 peach, thinly sliced
8 lettuce leaves
Directions:
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Going back to the grill, these chicken and mango kebabs are a great weeknight dinner, or perfect for summer parties! They're super easy and not to mention healthy too. The chicken and mango are marinated in a simple, but flavorful marinade that includes lime juice and zest for a little tang and cayenne pepper for just the tiniest touch of heat. The mangoes will get a bit of that smoky grill flavor, and the outside will caramelize. Just be sure to cut the mangoes into large cubes as they will soften and shrink on the grill!
Ingredients:
6 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Zest of 1 lime
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes
3 ripe but firm mangoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes
Directions:
Believe it or not, seafood is just as delicious when combined with fruit! Haven't you ever had mahi mahi with mango salsa? Well this is a more unique spin on fish and fruit. Strawberries give fish that little extra sweet kick that it's missing. Plus, strawberries vitamin C helps you melt up to 30 percent more fat during exercise! Use that fact along to persuade you to give these fish tacos a try!
Ingredients:
Olive oil cooking spray
1 pound halibut fillets or steaks (or other firm white fish such as cod or catfish)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt (preferably kosher), divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
8 small (6-inch) corn tortillas
2 pints strawberries, hulled and chopped
1 small green jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cups chopped Napa cabbage
Directions:
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Let's move on to blueberries but stick with seafood. Talk about a super healthy meal when you pair blueberry and salmon together! This dish is super easy to make and doesn't involve that many ingredients. You can make this dish with frozen blueberries, but it will just take a little longer for them to soften. Blueberries are actually has the highest antioxidant capacity of all fresh fruit and salmon is packed with omega-3. So after this meal you will be feeling full as well as healthy!
Ingredients:
1 salmon fillet the size of a deck of cards
3/4 cup balsamic vinegar (cheap stuff’s okay!)
1/2 cup blueberries
2 Tbs chopped fresh dill (1 tsp dried)
2 sprigs dill
Directions:
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Having fruit in chicken salad is usually not that uncommon. This recipe that I came across though is the ultimate healthy fruit chicken salad sandwich I've seen. Instead of using mayonnaise, you use Greek yogurt for a healthier base. Then you just combine chicken, Greek yogurt, apples, cranberries, grapes, almonds, and red onion to create the perfect mixture that is packed with healthy vitamins from every ingredient! With some freshly squeezed lemon juice and garlic powder, you won’t be missing the mayo at all. This dish is so simple, it doesn't even have an actual recipe to follow.
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Looking for a healthy and fruity appetizer? Then why not try kiwi bruschetta on some fresh Italian bread? The most popular recipe outside of Italy for bruschetta involves basil, fresh tomato, garlic and onion. Kiwis are pretty sweet and tangy so they actually go pretty well with the normal bruschetta mix. Some people can even add balsamic vinegar to give it a little more of a bite!
Ingredients:
1 Zespri Green Kiwi, diced
1 Zespri Gold Kiwi, diced
2 fresh tomatoes, diced
1/2 fresh onion, minced
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 bunch fresh basil, chopped
1 bunch Chinese Parsley
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
some sea salt
some ground pepper
Baguette, cut it diagonally into small pieces
Directions:
While writing this article I can't say that I wasn't weirded out by some of these recipes with fruit but I can say that I am intrigued enough to want to try every dish! Adding fruit to your meals is a healthy way to give your boring dinner a little sweet exotic kick. Do you use fruits in some of your recipes that others think is weird but you find delicious?
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