Nutty fruitty salad

Name: Nutty fruitty salad
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 6-8 dates, pitted; 4-6 dried figs; 1/4 cup almonds; 1/4 cup walnuts; 1/4 cup cashew nuts; 1 +1/4 cup milk, hot; 1 cup milk; 1/4 tsp. saffron; 1/4 cup brown sugar, optional; 1/2 cup milk powder; 1 Pomegranate arils; 1/2 apple, chopped; 1/2 cup strawberry, chopped; 1 banana, chopped; 1/2 cup pineapple chopped

Sarvat Hanif @sarvathanif

Canada

Healthy, creamy and delicious shake or salad made with nuts, dry fruits and fresh fruit for nutritious breakfast, after school drink, this Nutty Fruitty Salad is the ideal beverage for a quick energy boost throughout the day! You even serve it as a dessert.
This milkshake or salad is very filling so I usually skip a meal after drinking it.
You can add your favourite nuts and dry fruits. I just used almonds, cashew and walnuts along with dates and figs. You can increase or decrease the quantity of each nut or dry fruit to suit your tastebuds.
This drink is naturally sweet thanks to the dates and figs. I added brown sugar, which is optional, for some picky eaters!
Instead of saffron you can use ground cardamom and cinnamon as they are cooling spices.
I stored the extra nuts paste in an air-tight container in the fridge and used it within 2-3 days.
This drink/salad is also ideal for growing kids and can be used to substitute energy drinks.

Sarvat Hanif @sarvathanif

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Ingredients

2 hours 30 minutes

2 servings

6-8dates, pitted
4-6dried figs
1/4 cupalmonds
1/4 cupwalnuts
1/4 cupcashew nuts
1+1/4 cup milk, hot
1 cupmilk
1/4 tsp.saffron
1/4 cupbrown sugar, optional
1/2 cupmilk powder
1Pomegranate arils
1/2apple, chopped
1/2 cupstrawberry, chopped
1banana, chopped
1/2 cuppineapple chopped

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Steps

2 hours 30 minutes

1

In 1 cup hot milk soak the dates, figs, almond, walnuts and cashew nuts for 2 hours.
2

Dissolve the saffron in ¼ cup hot milk and set aside.
3

In a blender add the soaked nuts and milk and blend to a smooth paste. Set aside.
4

In a saucepan heat milk, brown sugar (if using), milk powder, saffron milk and nuts paste. Cook till thick and bubbly. Remove and cool.
5

In individual glasses, add 1 tablespoon of pomegranate arils and apple.
Pour the prepared nuts milk till half full.
6

Add the strawberries, banana and pineapple and fill the glass with nuts milk.
7

Garnish with almond slices, chopped dates and pomegranate arils.
8

Serve immediately or chill before serving.