Z's Kitchen » lychee http://www.zskitchen.com A look into a mostly healthy, whole foods, plant based kitchen. Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Lychee Dressing (or use as a fruit dip) http://www.zskitchen.com/2008/12/lychee-dressing-or-use-as-a-fruit-dip/ http://www.zskitchen.com/2008/12/lychee-dressing-or-use-as-a-fruit-dip/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:27:20 +0000 Z http://www.zskitchen.com/?p=118 I love lychees, but rarely get them fresh.  They aren’t readily available here and many people aren’t familiar with this tasty Asian fruit.  When I spotted a can of them while browsing the aisles of a local Asian store, I was thrilled.  My track record with canned fruits hasn’t been all that great, so I only bought a single can. Now I wish I’d filled my basket with this treat!  I ate a few of them plain and then turned the rest of them into this mildly sweet, delicious dressing.

Lychee Dressing

1 20-ounce can of lychees, drained  (reserve the liquid)
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 to 1/2 cup cashews or pine nuts
1/4 cup lychee juice (or the liquid reserved from your can)
1/4 to 1/2 tsp salt – optional
1 tsp finely minced ginger
1/2 cup tofu (I used the Firm water packed type)

Blend all ingredients until smooth.  If the dressing is too thin, add a few more nuts. If it’s too thick, add some additional lychee juice.

This was great on a bed of romaine topped with garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, orange slices and craisins.  The Little One preferred to use it as a fruit dip for her banana which was a great combination also. I think I would thicken the dressing a bit more if it had been intended to be a fruit dip – which it certainly will when we get some more lychees!

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