If you've never tasted Zimbabwe, here is your chance.Wait, what?
"Isn't this a blog about New England?!" you say.
Definitely. I love to take a recipe from a distant time or place and bring back a little nostalgia with one bite. Food is truly a way to immediately relive a certain magical something we remember, in this case something far from the Northeastern mountains and shore sitting outside my window. Though the recipe I'd like to share today is from my honorary homeland of Africa, it can be made using entirely local New England products. As the farmers markets of our region pop up in town greens all over the Northeast, fresh green things continue to be on the menu!
Try it right away. For me, it's like biting into my Zimbabwean garden all over again. Mm mmm...
New-England-African Chicken Salad
3/4 cup dried apricots or other dried fruit, preferably diced (a great opportunity to use local, Massachusetts-grown craisins!)
1/2 cup salted pistachios, no shells
1 bunch of cilantro, washed and coarsely chopped
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, salt and pepper to taste. Easy-peasy!
