Enjoy more fruits and vegetables for a healthy life
Chef Brook Harlan's food-preparation demonstrations are an inspiration for easy ways to enjoy more fruits and vegetables. His easy-to-follow techniques encourage simple preparation of seasonal fruits and vegetables, whether they come from the backyard garden, farmers market, roadside farm stand, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) or the produce section of the local grocery store.
The recipe Chef Harlan demonstrates in this video is from Seasonal and simple: A guide for enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables, developed by the University of Missouri Extension Healthy Lifestyle Initiative. Funded in part by USDA's SNAP, the more than 100 recipes in the guide use simple preparations and seasonings to bring out the taste of a fruit or vegetable at the peak of its flavor. An alphabetical listing of the fruits and vegetables includes tips for their selection, storage and preparation. Nutrients and associated health benefits also are listed with each fruit or vegetable. Copies of Seasonal and simple: A guide for enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables are available at extension.missouri.edu/mp909 or Toll free: 800-292-0969.
Apple and Spinach Salad
Yield: 4 servings
1 large Jonathan apple, quartered, cored and thinly sliced
2 cups baby spinach
½ cup walnuts, toasted
½ cup goat or feta cheese, crumbles
Dressing:
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
1. For dressing, whisk lemon juice and honey in small bowl to blend.
2. Combine apple and spinach in large bowl. Toss with enough dressing to coat.
3. Mound salad on four plates.
4. Sprinkle with walnuts and cheese (optional).
Making the healthy choice the easy choice
