Carrot/Date/Peach Salad

[funcrunch]

Just made this for the first time today; yum!! Peaches are my favorite fruit and they are in season!

Carrot/Date/Peach Salad
(Serves 5)
From Conveniently Vegan by Debra Wasserman

6-7 carrots (1 pound), peeled and grated
4 medium ripe peaches, pitted and finely chopped
5 ounces pitted dates, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup peach or orange juice

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

[yarnpetter]

This sounds great. Does it need to be served cold or would it be ok at room temperature? I was thinking it would be good as part of my lunch but I work out of my car so no refrigeration beyond what I can get with a cooler.

[funcrunch]

This sounds great. Does it need to be served cold or would it be ok at room temperature? I was thinking it would be good as part of my lunch but I work out of my car so no refrigeration beyond what I can get with a cooler.

I just made it for the first time and ate it straight out of the frig, so not sure if it would taste as good at room temperature. I hope it would so that I can bring it to a picnic potluck sometime!

[Plumerias]

Other than pureeing a peach, where does one find peach juice please? Does the juice keep the peaches from discoloring? I read the recipe to DH, he's now wanting to know when we get somewhere for truly fresh peaches.

[funcrunch]

Other than pureeing a peach, where does one find peach juice please? Does the juice keep the peaches from discoloring? I read the recipe to DH, he's now wanting to know when we get somewhere for truly fresh peaches.

I just squeezed an actual peach with a handheld orange squeezer. I was only making a half recipe so I didn't need a full 1/2 cup of juice. Otherwise I probably would have thrown more peaches in the VitaMix and diluted with a little water.

[AlwaysAgnes]

Other than pureeing a peach, where does one find peach juice please?

You can buy small cans of peach nectar. There are a few brands--Kern's, Goya, and Jumex. Sometimes you might see them in the ethnic section at the grocery store, if they're not in the juice aisle. Here's Jumex at Dollar Tree. http://www.dollartree.com/Jumex-Peach-N ... /index.pro

You can also make peach nectar. The biggest pain would be peeling the peaches.

http://www.ehow.com/how_5287254_make-fr ... ectar.html

[Plumerias]

I'm bumping this thread up again because it's peach season where we are. This is a really nice way to celebrate them.