Kiwi is one of the most mysterious fruits. Outwardly, it looks like a hairy potato of the right shape. But this is only externally, if this fruit is cut, then inside it looks like a huge gooseberry. That is why you can often hear such a name as Chinese gooseberries. Kiwi fell in love with the fact that it is sold even at the poorest time for fruit, from approximately November to May. Therefore, it began to be added to many dishes to diversify the taste. And nutritionists don’t dwell on it just because this fruit can not only satisfy hunger, but also help burn extra calories. Kiwi is one of the best fruits for those who want to lose weight. It remains to consider the most delicious recipes from kiwi.
What to cook from kiwi?
Like any fruit, kiwi is consumed raw, and it is best to look for the fruits as fresh as possible. You need to peel the fruit in a special way. The fetus should be cleaned of the “hairy” skin, for this you need to make a cross-shaped incision at one end of the fetus, followed by the peel is pulled together like a glove. What to cook from kiwi?
Delicious salads
Adding to salads, fruit or vegetable, immediately changes the taste of the dish. The fruits are combined with absolutely any fruit and berries. A kiwi canapes will become a real decoration of any table. Experts recommend to those who like to experiment with it to make a salad of kiwi, cucumbers and mint. The guests will be amazed by the taste of their salad, where there will be diced kiwi slices, chicken breast, onions and mayonnaise. Doesn't that sound very good? And you try!
Main dishes
And if everything is simple with salads: you add kiwi to the usual combination of vegetables or fruits, and you get a completely new dish, then things are more complicated with the first and second. Usually it is not added to the main dishes, but the juice and pulp of the fruit can be an excellent kiwi marinade even for the toughest meat, as well as resuscitate already dried up. Kiwi juice instantly destroys the bonds between hard fibers, and the meat becomes soft and soft. The main thing is not to overdo it with such a marinade, the meat may turn out to be too loose. Kiwi marinade should be diluted with either mineral water or ordinary Greek yogurt. For taste, add salt, pepper and your favorite spices.
Kiwi is also an indispensable ingredient in compotes, juices and smoothies. The unusual taste dilutes already bored apples and pears, breathing new life into cocktails.
Baking & Desserts
Probably every second person at least once in his life had to try a cake or pastries decorated with kiwi. All because the bright color and unusual appearance of the fruit look very attractive and appetizing. Kiwi love to decorate ice cream and other desserts. And jelly cake is especially popular among the sweet tooth.
Chicken breast skewers with kiwi and honey sauce
Such an unusual kebab will be a real highlight of any holiday table. And kiwi is used to make a stunning sauce, which transforms the chicken’s usual taste one hundred percent. For cooking, you need 4 chicken fillets, 2 chili peppers, which are preferably pre-chopped, a clove of garlic, 100 ml. adjika, 4 kiwi, one onion, a teaspoon of ginger, three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, two tablespoons of honey and a spoon of basil. And the recipe is as follows:
- First, cut the chicken into cubes so that they can be strung on wooden skewers.
- Now you can cook the marinade, for this you need to mix chili pepper with garlic, ginger and adjika.
- Pieces of chicken should be sent to the resulting marinade and let them brew for one hour.
- While the chicken is pickled, you can do kiwi sauce. To do this, cut kiwi and onion into cubes, add grated garlic, apple cider vinegar, honey and basil to them, then mix everything thoroughly.
- When the chicken is soaked in marinade, it should be strung on skewers and baked in the oven or on the grill until cooked. Serve with rice and kiwi sauce.
To make such kebabs, it is not at all necessary to get out into nature, and the recipe for cooking is quite simple to execute, but, despite this, it looks refined. And the taste - you lick your fingers!
To prepare the sauce 4 kiwi and onion cut into cubes, add 1 tsp. grated garlic, 3 tbsp. l apple cider vinegar, 2 tbsp. l honey, 1 tsp basil leaves and gently mix the ingredients. String chicken fingers on wooden skewers, bake on the grill until cooked and serve with boiled rice and sauce.
Sandwiches with Garlic
What to cook out of the unusual kiwi? Such a light snack will take a maximum of 20 minutes, a dish can be quickly prepared if guests suddenly come, and a couple of kiwi are lying in the house. Snack sandwiches are suitable for any festive table, because they attract not only with their brightness, but also with a pleasant aroma. And having tried one, it will be quite difficult to stop. To make unusual sandwiches, we need two kiwi, 1 baguette, mayonnaise and three cloves of garlic. The combination of sweet kiwi with spicy garlic on a crispy baguette is the perfect dish for a festive table or buffet table. The cooking method is as follows:
- The baguette should be cut and browned in the oven, in a skillet or in a toaster on both sides.
- While it is baking, cut into kiwi slices and prepare a sauce of mayonnaise and garlic.
- Now you can spread the rosy toasts with garlic mayonnaise, and gingerly lay the kiwi on top.
Only 15-20 minutes and an unusual, but very tasty dish is ready. It is recommended that sandwiches be infused for 20-30 minutes, so that they are soaked, and can be served.
Kiwi Chicken Salad
The salad is prepared quickly, within ten minutes, but only if all the ingredients are prepared in advance. And you will need a lot of them. In advance, stock up a can of canned peas, 2-3 potatoes, chicken (300 g), a couple of kiwi, two onions, mayonnaise, cheese (150 g), one carrot, apple, chicken eggs in an amount of 4 pieces. The salad is prepared as follows:
- Pre-boil a carrot, two potatoes, eggs and chicken.
- Before cooking, cooked foods must be cooled and cleaned.
- Cut the chicken, potatoes, carrots and eggs into small cubes and send them to the salad bowl.
- Now you can add finely chopped onions and canned peas to the salad, you should first drain the liquid from the can.
- Then, fruits sliced in cubes are sent to the salad.
- We season everything with mayonnaise, mix thoroughly, sprinkle with grated cheese on top and voila - an unusual salad is ready!
It is important to let it soak for an hour in the refrigerator, then the taste will become as saturated as possible.
Puff dessert
An unusual puff dessert looks very unusual on the festive table. For a dessert in a glass of kiwi you will need three hundred grams of strawberries, biscuit cookies, mint for decoration, whipped cream and four fruits. Dessert is prepared as follows:
- Kiwi should be peeled, chopped and whipped in mashed potatoes along with powdered sugar (50 g), you can not add slimming powder.
- Strawberries are cut into small pieces.
- The puff dessert begins with whipped cream, which is sent to the bottom of the glass, followed by a layer of kiwi puree, we put cookies on it, fix the cream with cream and spread the strawberries with mint.
It is recommended to eat such a dessert immediately so that it does not have time to stagnate.
Green smoothie
Kiwi smoothies are very popular among losing weight, and additional ingredients add usefulness to the drink. For a green smoothie we will need: 3 kiwi, 2 bananas, 300 grams of spinach, half an avocado and half a glass of water. The drink is prepared as follows:
- Peel the green fruit and cut it into slices.
- Rinse and finely chop the spinach.
- Pre-chopped bananas should freeze in the freezer for half an hour.
- Now all the ingredients can be safely sent to a blender and beat until smooth.
A couple of simple manipulations, and not only useful, but also very tasty drink is ready. It remains only to pour the smoothie from kiwi into beautiful glasses.
Pineapple, Orange and Coconut Cocktail
Such a drink can be an excellent substitute for sweets, and its benefits are much greater than in sweets and pastries. For a delicious cocktail you will need: two pieces of pineapple, preferably fresh, one kiwi, one orange, a tablespoon of coconut flakes, half a glass of pineapple juice, honey or sugar, if desired. We start cooking:
- Peel the fruit and chop the kiwi, pineapple, orange so that it is easier to beat.
- All ingredients, except chips, are sent straight to the blender.
- If the mixture is too thick, add water until the cocktail has a perfect consistency.
- The drink is served in a tall glass with ice cubes and coke chips on top.
Such a kiwi cocktail looks impressive, but tastes no worse than in a restaurant. Since the fruit is not a shortage and is sold in almost every supermarket, there will be no problem preparing one of the above recipes. There are innumerable options for making kiwi, there are no limits to experiments and fantasies.