Peach and Apple Fruit Salad with Raw Cardamom Almond Sauce

All this cooking makes me crave for something raw.

This is the second time I write about a fruit salad. And again I feel strangely guilty for slicing/dicing a couple of fruits, stacking them together, and taking credit for their wonderful flavors. This is so simple to make! And if you have freshly ripe, juicy, organic fruit, you're halfway towards creating mouthwatering deliciousness.

The idea for the raw almond sauce for this fruit salad was sparked by a Middle Eastern book we’ve been reading for the past couple of weeks, which opened the doors towards using more spices such as cardamom, turmeric, and cinnamon in our desserts. Yumm!

Ingredients Used to Make Peach and Apple Fruit Salad

Ingredients Used to Make Peach and Apple Fruit Salad

  • 1 apple, sliced
  • 1 peach, sliced
  • Moroccan mint leaves, to serve

For the raw cardamom almond sauce, I used:

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 1 + 1/3 cups water
  • 4 TBSP honey/maple syrup
  • 3 TBSP freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Seeds of 2 green cardamom pods, ground
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp turmeric

Steps to Make Peach and Apple Fruit Salad

Steps to Make Peach and Apple Fruit Salad

  1. I added all the ingredients for the sauce in a powerful blender and pulsed for 1-2 minutes until it became smooth and soft. I scooped it out and began to assemble the salads. For each: 1 layer of sauce, 1 apple slice, 1 TBSP sauce, 1 apple slice, 1 TBSP sauce, 1-2 peach slices and so on.
  2. I added the mint, drizzled a bit of honey and sprinkled some almond meal on top of everything and served it up.

The crunchiness of the fresh apples, the softness of the peach slices and creaminess of the almond sauce make this peach and apple fruit salad perfect for a fresh breakfast, afternoon snack, or as dessert. Try it, and share your cooking story with Tales Of a Kitchen!

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