Just FYI - y'all are really lucky this week because.... this is another double post!!!
I told you on Sunday that I would tell you how to make the fruit salad I had as a side with my Red Pepper Frittata soon and here it is!! This is a really simple, easy fruit salad recipe that is hardy and filling.
There isn't a link for this one because we just grabbed fruit and threw them together and hoped it worked. It did! I made it a second time the next day because 1) it was delicious and 2) I wanted to be able to have a recipe to tell you with measurements and servings and such.
Depending on what fruits you put into your salad, it changes a ton. I love putting citrus fruits (lemon juice, oranges, etc.) into fruit salad but my friends didn't want them when we made this so we skipped them and instead got filling fruit so you can eat less and still feel full.
Calories: 135 (more or less depending on the size of your fruits)
Servings: 3
Ingredients:
1 apple (I used a cameo apple because they were on sale)
1 banana
1/2 lb strawberries (just half of that plastic box thing they're sold in)
How to Make:
Clean your fruits.
Cut up the apple: Slice it then cut each slice in half. I used my apple corer and just cut the slices from that in half.
Cut the strawberries: Cut off the heads, cut in half lengthwise twice. (It doesn't really matter what way you cut them so long as you get 4 pieces from each strawberry, 6 from those giant ones that are always in the packs)
Strawberries and Apples all cut up!
Cut the bananas: Open the banana, cut discs.
This is apparently the "correct" way to open a banana
Notice the stem is at the bottom, not where I opened it from?
I think its weird.
Combine all the fruits in a bowl and mix.
ENJOY!!!
So this made WAY more than I thought it was going to (theres a lot a fruit when you start cutting it up) and I ate the whole thing by myself and it was pretty much a meal in itself.
So when I was finished eating, I got distracted and left my bowl on my bookshelf. I left it there overnight and I woke up to this:
ANT INVASION 2011
They were everywhere!!! Just sugar ants but still gross and not welcome guests in my home! I rinsed out the bowl after taking pictures (managing to drop my camera in the sink in the process) and ran to WalMart for ant spray and rice (to save my camera).
Can you see them in there?
Don't worry, its now all taken care of and the professionals even came in and made sure I got all the crevices with my spray. Here's hoping I'm done with ants for the summer!!!
Goodbye uninvited house guests!
But I found something out about my apartment: even though there is a "pest control schedule" posted in our laundry room, they don't actually follow it. They only have the exterminator come in when you request it. I'm not a fan of this complex anyway and think this is a bit devious, however, I will be checking with my new complex to see how they do pest control. If its on a request only basis, I will make sure to "request" preventative measures every 4 months (its part of my rent, so I will have a pest free home thank you!)
Have you check with your apartment complex about this? Are you having ant problems this summer? What's your favorite fruit for a fruit salad?
