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To remember is to live and that is what I always do when I am thinking of recipes to experiment with in the kitchen. The dishes I used to enjoy when I lived in my country come to mind as well as the cravings to taste those flavors.
That is exactly what happened when I remembered fruit salad with cheese, because in Colombia the portions are enormous without limits to neither ingredients nor quantity. What I tried recently was a simpler version, but just as good. The best touch was the cheese, which contrasted the sweetness of the fruits and dressing.
INGREDIENTS (Quantities by personal choice)
Grated queso fresco
Strawberries
Melon
Kiwi
Oranges
Green apples
Bananas
1 can of condensed milk
PREPARATION
Cut all the fruit into thin slices.
Mix the condensed milk with the juice of 1 orange and cover the fruit with this dressing.
Grate the queso fresco and mix it well with the fruit.
It’s important to choose a salty cheese to combine perfectly with the condensed milk dressing. In the United States I can’t find the same cheeses used in Colombia, but fortunately I found some really good ones to substitute the original recipe. I look for the Real California Milk and Real California Cheese seals because I know that it means the product is made with 100% real California milk. I’ve had the chance to visit a few California dairy farms and know firsthand the care that goes into bringing a quality product to the shelf.
By the way, I used this type of fruit because it’s what I like the best, but the salad can be made with any other type of fruit.
Can you see by now that in Colombia and Latin America in general we use cheese in almost everything?
Disclosure: I wrote this post while working with California Milk Advisory Board. All opinions are my own. #CALatinaDairyDivas
