Sunday, May 15, 2011

Island of Paradise Salad

Mangoes are the most perfect fruit on the planet. Being math nerds and food-obsessed, my boyfriend and I once created a scatterplot depicting the fruit kingdom, rated on the x-axis for their deliciousness, and on the y-axis for the ease of eating the fruit in question.

Though we may have disagreed on exactly where mangoes lie in the supremacy of fruit, my experiences eating them in the homeland put them squarely at the top of any such list.

As such, I decided to reuse the concept of the mango-pineapple mixture atop a new platform.

- mango chunks (1 cup)
- pineapple chunks (1 cup)
- strawberries (1 cup or 5 hearty red-fellas)
- spinach (2 handfuls)
- gorgonzola cheese (1-2 tablespoons)

1. Dice the mango and pineapple into similar sized cubes.
2. Slice the strawberries lengthwise, about a quarter of an inch thick.
3. Mix all the fruit and spinach together.
4. Sprinkle gorgonzola on top, generously.
5. Spoon the cinnamon-chipotle pineapple glaze on top -- and get a napkin. It's going to be a delicious mess all over your face.


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