
Tara
The After-School Snack That Should Have Been
In collaboration with CJ Pixels đ˝
This is really a fruit salad in disguise... shhh!! đĽ

Itâs the year 2009, or whichever year you attended primary school, 4:00pm on a Wednesday. You have just returned from school where youâve had a day full of activity. Itâs one of those days youâve had classes back to back to back, and swimming lessons in the afternoon. On top of that, you have stretched your tiny body by swimming countless full lengths in an Olympic sized pool because your coach made it his mission to push you to your breaking point; because of that one time he caught you lying that you were suddenly allergic to chlorine. If thatâs not enough, you get back to class and find that your Kiswahili teacher has filled the blackboard with vitendawili that you must copy; and FAST, before the home time bus leaves you. 3:15pm on the dot, you should be seated and belted. At this point you donât even know who to be mad at; yourself for lying that one time, your Kiswahili teacher or your bus driver for not having at least a 5-minute allowance.
Anyway, youâre home, finally. Youâre sweaty, tired and hungry beyond imagination. You walk into the house hoping and praying, to the gods, that the after-school snack you find, in the kitchen, is that thing that will change everything about your day. But ALAS!! Tea and bread yet again; boring, bland and the milk to water ratio isnât even set right. Yuck! Appetite gone. You still drink it though, painfully, because you know what will come to you if you donât.
African parents do not understand the language of:
Not eating.
Wastage of food as a result of 1.
Nevertheless, fear not, it isnât too late to set some things straight. This time, the elephant in the room is after-school snacks. I recently came across a recipe that could change the âafter-school snackâ game completely. Itâs delicious, nutritious and it can also be served as a starter or an accompaniment to your food. Iâll show youâŚ
This is for the kids
For the Salad
Ingredients
1 bag of fresh spinach
1 packet of blackberries (you can substitute with strawberries or blueberries)
2 large avocados, diced
1 apple sliced
1 tangerine peeled and separated
â cup of walnuts, crushed
â cup of almonds, crushed
Crumbled feta cheese (Optional)
For the Dressing
Ingredients
Âź cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Freshly squeezed juice from ½ lemon
Directions
Whisk all the dressing ingredients together and store in the fridge until youâre ready to serve the salad.
Wash cut, slice and dice the veggies and the fruits.
In a serving bowl, assemble all the ingredients together and drizzle with the vinaigrette, serve immediately.
Obviously, everything tastes better when it's shared, so make this for your family the next time you're home early and want surprise them with a scrumptious evening snack đ. Make sure you take a picture and tag me on Instagram (@__tarara) I would love to see how the salad turned out for you.
This mesmerizing video would not be possible with the talents of CJ Pixels. So, shoutout to him!!
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Instagram: @cj_pixels_
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Twitter: @craigkitilicj
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To all things tasty,