Plus Size Wellness Spring 2018 Issue

2. Roasted Rhubarb with
Dates and Yogurt
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
¼ cup unsalted, shelled raw
pistachios
½ cup Medjool dates, chopped
2 teaspoons finely grated orange
zest
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons honey, divided
3 large rhubarb stalks (about ¾
pound), cut into 2-inch pieces
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ⅓ cups plain nonfat Greek yogurt
See recipe directions from
Bon Appetit.
Next up is not a cake, but rather a fresh
spring treat with natural ingredients
you can find from the ground or in trees.
You’ll be surprised by how delicious
fresh fruits and spring produce can
taste when paired with the right
ingredients. Enter: roasted rhubarb with
dates and yogurt from Bon Appetit. We
dare you to take one taste of the treat
before turning up your nose.
The seasonal spring darling, rhubarb, is
roasted with cinnamon and a dates
mixture. After 30 minutes, your rhubarb
is ready to go, and you can serve it with
honeyed yogurt and pistachios.
Roasting your rhubarb alongside the
naturally sweetened dates mixture will
bring out the sweet and tart flavor of
your rhubarb. And with the refreshing
yogurt and crunchy pistachios, each
spoonful of this treat is a blissful one.