What better way to start than with Dragon fruit?
I was extremely excited to be trying out this fruit, because to me it looks so fascinating. When you see it, it’s just a big pink fruit with strange green stems all over it and really makes you wonder…what is that?!
I found the dragon fruit to be a very mild tasting fruit, but also found out that it is packed full of nutrients like vitamin C and antioxidants!
The inside of the fruit consists of a white flesh that is spotted with little black seeds, and almost looks like a white kiwi. The flesh and the seeds are the edible parts; you do not want to be eating the pieces of the pink skin because they are not healthy to ingest.
I decided to experiment with the dragon fruit a bit and make a smoothie with it! It added a great texture to the smoothie, but because it has such a mild flavour, it did not contribute much to the taste of it. The smoothie still turned out to be delicious, but it would have even been better if there had been a little extra flavour in it…maybe next time I’ll try it with a different kind of yogurt!
The first step I had to do was find out how to cut this thing!
How to cut a dragon fruit:
1. Cut the dragon fruit in half vertically.
2. Take a spoon and run it along the inner edge of the peel to separate the white flesh from the peel.
3. Scoop out the white flesh and cut off any pieces of pink that may be on it.
4. Cut up the fruit whatever way you want! (I cut it into cubes)
Try out this easy recipe to increase the flavour and enjoy it in another way!
You will need:
- Dragon fruit, cubed – 1/2 a large fruit
- 1 banana, chopped
- Blueberry yogurt (or any flavour) – 200 ml
What to do:
- Simple blend the dragon fruit, banana and yogurt together!
- Serve immediately
The finished product:
Try out a dragon fruit and let me know what you think!
What is that?! 