4. Fruit Salad With Cashew Cream
With the Fourth of July coming up, lots of people are planning outdoor events to celebrate. This fruit salad recipe is light, delicious and also patriotically colored. Make sure you soak the cashews at room temperature overnight before you start.
They will be the “white” to your red, white and blue fruit salad. Puree the soaked cashews in a food processor with dates and vanilla.
Hull and halve strawberries and toss them together with blueberries and fresh mint.Serve with the cashew cream for a delicious Independence Day dessert.
5. Hibiscus-Pomegranate Iced Tea
Iced tea, when unsweetened, has always been a tasty and low-calorie summer beverage. You can up the health factor by using hibiscus tea and pomegranate juice for a delicious and refreshing drink.
Hibiscus and pomegranates are both chock-full of antioxidants and can reduce blood pressure and risk of heart disease, and pomegranates have the added bonus of being loaded with vitamin C and potassium.
This hibiscus-pomegranate iced tea recipe is extremely straightforward: steep the tea, add the pomegranate juice, and refrigerate. You can serve it with lemon wedges if you like.
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