Apple Salad with Coconut Cream

Apple Salad with Coconut Cream

Apple Salad with Coconut Cream This salad is a remake of a salad we used to have when we were kids. We always thought we were getting away with something, eating dessert for dinner. It was a staple at all festive occasions and especially loved by the kids.

I took the base recipe and updated it, veganized it, made it more contemporary and healthy version all around. I hope you like it and feel you are getting away with something too!

Apple Salad with Coconut Cream

What you’ll need for your Apple Salad with Coconut Cream:

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  4 medium sized apples, peeled – 3 cups of slices (Gala, Fiji, Braemore…juicy, crispy and sweet)

• 1/4-1/2 t ginger juice (squeezed through a garlic press)
• 1/2-2/3 c organic raisins
• 1/4 c raw sunflower seeds
• 1/4 c walnuts, crushed
• 1/4 c hemp hearts

How to make your Apple Salad with Coconut Cream

For this recipe, get all the components ready to assemble, the apples, the toppings and the whipped coconut cream. **Tip In you are looking for an alternative to whipped coconut cream; you can use coconut milk ice cream slightly melted (So far I like Bliss brand best).

1. Prep all the add on ingredients – measure and put into a container to add later – raisins, seeds, walnuts and hemp hearts and set aside
2. Prep the coconut cream as per instructions below.

   

3. Peel (optional) your apples and cut your apples into bite size pieces or slices
4. Rinse slices and place the apples in a large mixing bowl
5. Add in ginger juice, toss to coat evenly
6. Just before serving, fold in the whipped coconut cream or slightly melted coconut icecream into the apples and coat evenly
7. All the raisins, seeds, hemp hearts and mix again

   

8. Sprinkle the walnuts on top
9. Serve in a salad bowl or in small individual salad cups that people can choose from your buffet

What you will need for the Whipped Coconut Topping

• One can full fat coconut milk
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 T maple syrup
• 2 T coconut sugar

1. Place your can of coconut milk in the freezer for a least an hour, place your beaters from your mixer in the freezer too
2. When the can is frozen, open both ends and pour our the liquid from one end
3. Then you will be able to push the hard solid piece of coconut milk out and into your bowl
4. Take your beaters out and whip up the coconut milk, it takes awhile
5. When it gets really smooth, add in your sugar, maple syrup and vanilla and beat some more
6. Store in fridge till ready to use