Finally the long-awaited season of cherries has arrived! We do not prepare a dessert, but 5 very tasty salads
One cherry pulls the other one knows, and if then the cherries become the singular ingredient of a salad then everyone will ask for an encore. Yes, because if these beloved fruits in spring are great to eat naturally, they can also be used to prepare sweet and savory dishes.
If you are a lover of fresh and light summer salads, try adding some cherries and you will discover a completely new and unexpectedly pleasant taste.
Cherries, like many high fruits, go well with cheeses, even very tasty such as feta for example, but also with vegetables, raw or grilled, and so today we want to offer you delicious combinations that will make your salads more colorful and especially rich in vitamins.
Spelled and cherries
Spelled is a very protein food and a valid substitute for classic cold rice in the summer. To prepare this delicious salad, first wash it very well to remove all the residues, then cook it in boiling water and once it is drained let it cool. Then season it with cherries, feta and rocket. Complete if you like with a touch of balsamic vinegar.
Cherries and robiola
A simple green salad of valerian and mixed salad becomes special with robiola, cherries and toasted hazelnuts. Even this case a balsamic note makes the difference.
Chicken and cherries
The chicken salad, but with fruit. Have you ever thought about it?
Grill the chicken slices and cut them into strips. Accompany them with thinly sliced lettuce of cherries and parmesan flakes. Season with oil, salt and lemon juice.
Broad beans and cherries
Broad beans like cherries cannot be missed on the spring table. So let's put them together in a salad. Prepare a mixture of radicchio, lettuce and valerian and add, boiled beans, fresh clean broad beans, cherries, mozzarella balls and walnuts. Complete with oil and salt and perfume with mint leaves.
Quinoa and cherries
We have seen the pairing with spelled and why not also try quinoa, the most famous of the "fake" cereals?
Cook the quinoa in boiling water for 10 minutes and then let it cool and season with cherries, peaches, Tropea onion and chopped pistachios. Complete with oil, salt and pepper and flavor with plenty of basil.
