Fruit Kebabs with Citrus Cream Dip

September 5, 2009

I haven’t made kebabs, or shish kebabs, of any sort for a while, so when I found my bamboo skewers [they had made their way to the back of the drawer temporarily lost in darkness], I got inspired to make fruit kebabs.

Any combination of fresh fruits would make a great kebab. I used blueberry, strawberry, blackberry, kiwi, papaya, pineapple, and banana. The colors are gorgeous. Speaking of color, you could go with a theme like red, white, and blue [strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, bananas], or an all berry kebab, or a tropical theme kebab sprinkled with shredded coconut.

Getting everyone involved in making their own kebabs is a fun idea; this way they can thread the skewer with chunks and pieces of the fruits they like the most. Prep an assortment of fruit and place each fruit in individual bowls. Arrange the bowls of fruit and dipping cream along with the bamboo skewers, plates, napkins, and serve it buffet style!

In the image above, the fruit kebabs are placed over a pool of creamy citrus flavored dip. The wonderful things about these fruit kebabs, besides being healthy and delicious, they are super easy to make, and are great served for breakfast, dessert, as an appetizer, or snack. If you don’t have bamboo skewer, you can certainly swap the skewers for bowls and present beautiful fruit bowls drizzled with citrus cream.

Fruit Kebabs with Citrus Cream Dip

Make ahead: this dip will hold just fine in the refrigerator for a day or two.

Fruit Kebabs

Your choice of assorted fresh fruits

Rinse and prep fruit into bit-sized chucks and pieces.

Citrus Cream Dip

1 cup cashews - soaked 1-2 hours
6-8 Madjool dates
1 cup water
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract, optional

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth and creamy.

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Raw.la - Raw Food in The News and Around The Web on September 5, 2009 Saturday, 11:30 am
[…] Fruit Kebabs with Citrus Cream Dip […]
Jessica L. Caneal on September 5, 2009 Saturday, 1:15 pm
Do you have to soak the cashews for the creamy citrus dip?

Hi Jessica - thanks for asking! I see I neglected to include this information in the instructions [going to fix that right now]. Yes, I soaked the cashews about 1 1/2 hours. You can soak them anywhere from 1-2 hours or more if desired.

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