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The Fair Trade Cook Book


Creole Banana Salad

A party salad with a zing, and plenty of Fair Trade ingredients. This salad has appeared at several Children's Theatre parties over the last 25 years. 15 portions. Leftovers keep for a day in the refridgerator.
The American origins of this are unconfirmed, but the bright flavours really give it away.

Ingredients

225 gm Long grain brown Basmati FAIRTRADE Rice
4 large FAIRTRADE bananas
1 FAIRTRADE lemon
1 FAIRTRADE lime (if available)
1 medium FAIRTRADE apple
125 gm FAIRTRADE green grapes
75 gm chopped FAIRTRADE fresh Pineapple
30 ml chopped FAIRTRADE Cashew Nuts
15 ml FAIRTRADE Sultanas
4 large lettuce leaves
15 ml Dessicated Coconut
Dressing
120 ml Mayonnaise
1 pinch Fair trade piri piri (or other hot spice)
2.5 ml Engish Mustard
FAIRTRADE Sources
Rice
Bananas
Lemons
Pineapple
Cashew Nuts
Sultanas
Dessicated Coconut
Piri Piri

Method

Juice the lemon, discard the skin.
Juice the lime, discard the skin.
Core and chop the apple.
Cook the rice in boiling water until tender. (15 mins white rice 25 - 35 mins brown rice)
Drain well and allow to cool.
Put the rice in a mixing bowl and stir in the bananas, half of the lemon juice, the lime juice, the chopped apple, grapes, pineapple, cashews and sultanas.

Make the dressing as follows:
Mix together the mayonaise, the remaining lemon juice, piri piri powder and mustard in a measuring jug or small bowl.
Pour over the banana and rice mixture, and gently fold the mixture until everything is coated with the dressing.
Put the lettuce leaves around a serving bowl and spoon in the salad mixture.
Sprinkle on the coconut.

To serve

Chill for 30 mins in the fridge and serve.