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SHILARNA VAZE
Avocado, Mango & Pomelo Salad with Pumpkin Seed Mayo

INGREDIENTS

• 200 gms kale or spinach


• 2 large ripe avocados


• 2 ripe mangoes


• 1 pomelo


• 1 sliced large tomato


• 1 tsp pumpkin seeds


• 1 tsp watermelon seeds


• 1 tsp sun ower seeds

FOR THE PUMPKIN
SEED DRESSING

• 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
  
  
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  
  
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  
  
  • 2 garlic cloves
  
  
  • 1 green jalapeno
  
  
  • 1 tbsp honey
  
  
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  
  
  • 4 tbsp water
  
  
  
  

METHOD

• Put the pumpkin seeds in a
  small pan and toast


• Blend with lime juice, garlic,
  jalapeno, honey and salt
  
  
  • Add olive oil in a thin stream
    till the blend is creamy
  
  
  • Remove the mixture from
    the mixer and slowly mix
    water, till the mixture reaches
    mayonnaise consistency
  
  
  • Toast the rest of the seeds
    in a small pan
  
  
  • Cut the avocados and the
    mangoes into cubes and
    add the pomelo
  
  
  • Mix with pumpkin
    mayonnaise and serve
  
  
  
  

I love homemade mayonnaise! Avocado, mango and pomelo are

super fruits, and with the seeds and nuts, they taste delicious

VICKY RATNANI

Baked Figs with Cardamom Yoghurt, Honey & Walnuts

INGREDIENTS

• 12 ripe  gs


• 300 gms yogurt  avoured
  with cardamom


• 6 tbsp honey


• ½ cup chopped walnuts

METHOD

• Preheat the oven to 220°C


• Cut the  gs in half


• Place the  gs, cut side up, in a
  baking dish
  
  
  • Brush honey on the cut sides
  
  
  • Bake for 12 minutes, until just
    softened and heated through.
    Let the  gs cool down for  ve
    to 10 minutes
  
  
  • Now, lay the  g halves on
    a serving plate and top with
    the yogurt
  
  
  • Drizzle the honey over the
    yogurt and  gs
  
  
  • Sprinkle with walnuts
    and serve
  
  
  
  

Figs, honey and walnuts are all super foods, and the yoghurt makes

a light dressing. It is great for breakfast and a healthy dessert too

Fi g hon