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The Fair Trade Cook Book
The FAIRTRADE COOKBOOK
Fair Trade Recipes for a Fairer World


Sunflower Fruit Salad

A delicious fruity salad for those hot (English (?)) summer Sunday afternoons.
Quantities are for 4 generous portions.
Add more fruit to make a party dish.

Ingredients

75 gm either FAIRTRADE roasted cashew nuts or roasted peanuts
125 gm sunflower seeds, roasted or uncooked
1 medium FAIRTRADE apple, cored and sliced
1 FAIRTRADE banana sliced
1 FAIRTRADE orange in sections
1 fresh peach sliced
125 gm FAIRTRADE seedless grapes
50 gm FAIRTRADE sultanas
25 gm shredded coconut
30 ml FAIRTRADE honey
250 ml FAIRTRADE white wine or apple juice
Juice of half of a FAIRTRADE lemon
Fresh mint to garnish
FAIRTRADE Sources
Apples
Bananas
Lemons
Cashew Nuts
Grapes
Wine
Raisins
Honey
Lemons
Oranges
Fruit Juice

Method

Roast the nuts and seeds as necessary. Spread the seeds etc on a clean baking tray and bake in the oven at gas mark 3 for 30 minutes or until browned.
Marinate the sultanas in the wine or juice whilst the seeds are browning and the fruit is being prepared.
Mix the ingredients together, chill and serve with cream or ice cream.

Variation

Fruit as available in the season.
Fir extra aroma add 25 ml rum to the juices.

Notes

This is a simple dish, but attention to details makes a big difference.
Use the freshest fruit that you can afford.
Try to get as much pith off the oranges and core out of the apples or pears as time permits.