Cinnamon Fruit Salad
- EatAndLiveByKitty
- Nov 22, 2020
- 2 min read
Cinnamon can be used in a lot of different recipes. From breakfast to dinner dishes.
For this recipe I used the ingredients I had at home. And it turned out to be very tasty. And healthy. Three different fruits, raisin, lemon juice, cinnamon powder and apple cider vinegar and honey!
"Cinnamon has been known from remote antiquity. It was imported to Egypt as early as 2000 BC, but those who reported that it had come from China had confused it with cinnamon cassia, a related species.[3] Cinnamon was so highly prized among ancient nations that it was regarded as a gift fit for monarchs and even for a deity; a fine inscription records the gift of cinnamon and cassia to the temple of Apollo at Miletus.[9] Its source was kept mysterious in the Mediterranean world for centuries by those in the spice trade to protect their monopoly as suppliers. Cinnamomum verum, which translates as 'true cinnamon', is native to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[10]Cinnamomum cassia (cassia) is native to China. Related species, all harvested and sold in the modern era as cinnamon, are native to Vietnam, Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries with warm climates."*
How to make cinnamon powder from cinnamon sticks?
in a dry frying pan on low to medium heat: roast a couple of cinnamon sticks for 2-3 minutes
let cool down
grind the cinnamon sticks to cinnamon powder!
For the grinding you can use a coffee grinder or food blender. You can also use the fine blades of a hand grinder, but it is more labour intensive.
Health benefits of cinnamon, may:
lower blood sugar
lower cholesterol
have antioxidants, antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects
Cinnamon also:
makes bones stronger since cinnamon has calcium and manganese which helps in maintaining bone health, and
the flavonoids present in cinnamon helps treating swelling, arthritis, muscle pain
Ingredients for the Cinnamon Fruit Salad:
1 banana
1 apple, Gala (but any crisp and sour tasting apple will be good)
1 kiwi
2 tablespoons raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, preferable Bragg
2 tablespoons honey
Preparations:
cut the fruit in bite-size pieces
add all the ingredients in a bowl
mix gently until evenly mixed
put three equal amounts into three different serving bowls
Ready!
Prep time: 5-10 min
Serves: 3
Great side for lunch sandwiches.
Enjoy!
Eat and Live!
* See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon
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