Fast Fresh Food for Bicycle Commuting

Fuyu Persimmon gives your bicycle days a Japanese flavour.

I make my best salads when I’m rushed, nothing has been planned and the fridge is empty save for a bunch of ridiculously random ingredients.

This salad starts with a basic red and green lettuce base and gets more interesting,  and utterly tasty, with each addition.

The strong sweet of the Fuyu persimmon with the garlic makes for a zingy mix, and the coconut oil and nuts give the whole dish a soft nutty flavour.

Salad:
Red Lettuce chopped fine (4 leaves)Green lettuce chopped fine (4 leaves)
Corriander chopped fine (hand full)
Lebanese Cucumber diced (1/2)
Fuyu Persimmon (x 1 firm & non-astringent)  diced. (or pear, guava, or other strange fruit)
Hazel Nuts raw and crushed (any raw nut will do)

Dressing:
Juice of half a large orange
Pinch of salt to taste
4 cloves of fresh garlic chopped fine
2 table spoons of sunflower oil (any oil will do)
1 heaped table spoon of liquid coconut oil

To Make:
Mix all salad ingredients in a bowl or on a plate. Mix dressing ingredients in a cup and pour over salad.
To bulk it up service with a baked sweet potato and/or a mild-flavoured soft cheese.