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Fruit Salad with Dark Chocolate

Fruit Salad With Dark Chocolate

Alright folks. First off, let me start by saying that this is the very first post that has been entirely styled, photographed, and edited by me (so if you pin it, I’ll love you forever!). I am nervous. I am sweating as I am about to push the publish button. But it feels good! And now I am addicted to this.You know what else I’m addicted to? Dark chocolate – the good kind. And since lots of us are doing the whole #MarchWellness thing (’cause seriously, these winter carbs are gonna kills us!) I thought of doing a post for you and me – you know? – the sweet tooth kinda peeps. Best of all – it is healthy; packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and sex (also known as chocolate).

Let’s get to it!

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To make this mouth watering fruit salad y’all need:

– Romantic music – preferably bossa nova (will explain in a bit)
– Dark chocolate (75% or higher – no milky stuff! Don’t cheat)
– Bananas
– 1 Orange
– Unsweetened coconut shavings
– Blueberries

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Make it:

First, play some music. Chopping fruit, squeezing juice, and nibbling on chocolate feels so much more decadent when you have Brazilians playing in the background – also, I am strong believer that the taste of food is affected by our mood – so if you feel sexy, it’ll taste sexy.

Ok. Grab your naners, chop them up. Wash your blueberries. Toast your coconut shavings (put them in the oven on a tray for about 4 min at 350F, be careful! They burn easily). Crack your chocolate into little edible bits. And now, the best part, ready?

Toss everything in a bowl and squeeze the juice out of your orange. Mix it up and serve. Voila! Little bits of banana drenched in freshly squeezed orange juice, with a hint of coconut and the perfect bitter/sweet balance of ripe blueberries and chocolate. Yeah. Now go have sex. You deserve it!

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ALL IMAGES: The Artful Desperado (yay!)

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26 Comments

  1. i don’t know what you were worried about, the photos are great! very pretty and love the composition. those colours look lovely together too! and and and those dishes are super cute.

    ..also the fruit salad looks tasty too, mmm :)

  2. Beautiful post! I love the combination of fruit, dark chocolate, and coconut – YUM! And thanks for the #marchwellness shout-out :) Much appreciated!

  3. Yay! So well done, Gabriel! I love the playful vibe of this post too. It’s so refreshing and so vibrant. Cheeky goodness!

  7. Dude. It’s gorgeous! I’m going to try this. I’m trying to find healthier ways to feed my sweet tooth. It’s really hard because my husband’s hobby is BAKING.

    • Oh that would be dangerous! But a very very good skill to have ;) Thanks Melanie!

  9. The photos and styling are awesome Gabriel. And I’m down for anything that involves chocolate, so I’m definitely going to try this.

    • Thanks Brittni! And yep, I’m on the same “anything with chocolate” boat :)

  13. Browsing your blog on a quiet sunny Sunday morning is already good.. And realising I have all the ingredients to make this pretty salad for breakfast later makes it the best!

    Thanks for the inspiration, love your photos :)

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