Feijoa is an exotic evergreen plant belonging to the myrtle and giving pretty unsightly, but very useful fruits, ripening in late autumn. It is found mainly in the subtropics, but has recently been cultivated in regions with a temperate climate.
Feijoa berries, even when mature, are bright green, which makes many seem unattractive. They taste like a mixture of kiwi, strawberries and pineapple. In size, as a rule, do not exceed 5 cm, slightly oblong. The main secret of the popularity of this berry is in its use. After all, feijoa contains a phenomenal amount of iodine and vitamin C, there are other substances necessary for life.
As a rule, they try to use it fresh or prepare a vitamin cocktail, adding no less useful ingredients to taste. In many countries where this berry grows, feijoa dishes are prepared in a wide variety. These are salads, jams, and other desserts, berries are added to meat dishes, liqueurs are made from it. In the northern latitudes, where its cost does not allow to purchase it in large quantities, vitamin feijoa mixtures with honey and lemon or other components are usually made. It turns out something like jam, but without heat treatment, so that all useful elements are stored for as long as possible.
Feijoa Recipe with Honey
This mixture is recommended to be used daily to maintain immunity throughout the cold pore. Just a teaspoon a day is enough to strengthen the body and prepare it for the fight against winter viruses. The feijoa recipe with honey is useful to those who are used to treating the common cold with folk methods and try not to use medications if possible.
To store such a mixture should be in the refrigerator and it is better not very long (in tightly sealed containers can be for several months). For a kilogram of feijoa, you need 400 g of honey. You can use sugar, but then the benefits will be less. Feijoa need to be washed, dried and ponytails removed. Then the berries are passed through a meat grinder, combined with liquid honey, mixed and placed in a clean, dry jar. If desired, add a few crushed nuts (walnuts or hazelnuts).
Feijoa Recipe with Honey and Lemon
The vitamin mix from the previous recipe can be made even more aromatic and healthy. To do this, you need 1 large lemon (per pound of feijoa). Honey is added to taste, but, as a rule, it takes about 200 grams. By the way there will be walnuts (about a glass). First you need to wash the feijoa, cut off the tops from them and remove the tails, split into several parts. With lemon, they act in a similar way, removing all the bones from it as much as possible. Then the fruit is ground in a blender. Separately crushed nuts, mix them with honey. Next, they all combine and mix well. There is another feijoa recipe with honey and lemon, in which the ingredients are passed through a meat grinder. In this case, the mass is less uniform, so that the grinding method can be selected as desired. The mixture should be stored in a clean, sealed container in a cool place.
Feijoa cocktail
Another simple but original recipe using this tropical berry also helps to replenish the supply of vitamins. However, the dish is not stored for a long time, so it’s not worth cooking for the future. For 10 feijoa berries, you need about 150 g of cream ice cream, a spoon of honey, the same amount of lemon juice, a little mint and a glass of natural yogurt.
The washed fruits are ground in a blender until smooth, lemon juice is added, the remaining ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Serve immediately after cooking, decorating with mint.