006: DRAGONFRUIT SALAD

🐉 Dragonfruit Salad — The Sky Garden Scroll

Archetype: The Visionary — vivid freshness, dreamlike beauty, radiant calm.

💡 Why This Works

Dragonfruit’s mild sweetness meets citrus and mint—color and texture in quiet balance. It’s fruit art that cools and clears the mind.

⚡ Energy & Time

• Total: 10–15 min
• Effort: Very low (RPE 2/10)
• Gear: Knife, bowl, spoon, chilled plate

🎭 Flavor & Mood

Light, refreshing, tropical — soft dragonfruit against crisp citrus and cooling mint. Feels like sunrise in a glass bowl.

🥣 What It Is

A simple, luminous fruit salad built on dragonfruit, kiwi, orange, and mint with a whisper of lime-honey dressing. Cool, energizing, and visually stunning.

🧾 Ingredients (serves 2–3)

• 1 ripe dragonfruit (pink or white-fleshed), peeled and cubed
• 1 kiwi, peeled and sliced
• 1 orange or mandarin, peeled and segmented
• 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds or berries
• 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, torn
• Dressing: 1 tbsp lime juice • 1 tsp honey or maple syrup • pinch sea salt

✍️ Method

1. Prep fruit: Cut dragonfruit into cubes or spheres. Slice kiwi; segment orange neatly.
2. Mix dressing: Stir lime juice, honey, and salt in a small bowl until blended.
3. Assemble: Combine all fruit gently in a glass bowl. Drizzle dressing; toss lightly.
4. Finish: Chill 10 min, then top with fresh mint just before serving.

🌿 Maker’s Notes

• For extra shine: Add shredded coconut or toasted sesame seeds.
• For depth: Add a few basil leaves or a drop of rose water.
• For texture: Toss in chilled chia gel or aloe vera cubes.

📦 Storage

• Keep refrigerated up to 24 hours; add mint fresh each time.

📜 Lore / Origin

Born from the cactus flower, dragonfruit carries both desert fire and moonlight calm. In this bowl, it becomes a symbol of balance between radiance and rest.

🌺 Benefits

• Hydrating: rich in electrolytes and fiber
• Cooling: calms the body in summer heat
• Visually restorative: color as nourishment

🧭 Self-Score to 100

• Flavor Balance: 20/20
• Ease & Gadget Efficiency: 20/20
• Texture & Authenticity: 20/20
• Time & Cleanup: 20/20
• Mythic Resonance: 20/20

Total: 100/100 — Calm color, clear mind.