TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Savory Yogurt Sundae

May 8, 2013 at 8:25 am · Filed under Cheese-Yogurt-Dairy, Recipes, Tip Of The Day

People regularly top plain Greek yogurt with fruit, granola and other sweet ingredients to create yogurt sundaes or parfaits.

But what about savory toppings?

When Pinkberry recently added conventional Greek yogurt to its frozen yogurt shops, among the fruit flavors were two savory yogurt sundaes:

Tomato Basil Yogurt Sundae: grape tomato, fresh basil, olive oil, sea salt, balsamic glaze

Sunflower Cucumber Yogurt Sundae: cucumber, sunflower seed bites, olive oil, chili powder

We liked them, and they inspired us to use vegetables and other savory toppings on our plain Greek yogurt, as well as vegetable-fruit mixes. An ingredients template follows so you can do the same.

Pinkberry’s Tomato-Basil Yogurt Sundae. Photo courtesy Pinkberry.

While it takes more time to chop, we like a smaller dice of vegetables and fruit, rather than large, chunky pieces. It’s more sundae-like, as opposed to salad-like.

Vegetables

Avocado

Bell pepper

Celery

Beet, cooked or raw

Cucumber

Giardinera*

Grilled vegetables, mixed

Pimiento

Tomato (halved cherry or grape tomatoes or diced, seeded conventional tomatoes)

Zucchini and/or yellow squash

Fruits

Apple

Berries

Citrus segments

Melon

Stone fruit

Sauces

Balsamic glaze

Chutney (a savory variety, such as cilantro/coriander)

Fine olive oil

Flavored olive oil or other infused oil (basil, chile, lemon, rosemary, etc.)

Guacamole, thinned

Hummus (thin hummus with water to the consistency of salad dressing)

Mole

Peri-peri

Pesto

Salsa (red or green, including fruit salsa like mango or peach—see salsa types)

Tzatziki or raita (recipes)

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Pinkberry’s Sunflower Cucumber Sundae.
Photo © The Wandering Eater | Flickr.

Toppings

Beans and/or lentils

Caramelized onions

Cheerios, Corn Flakes or other unsweetened cereal

Corn kernels

Garlic, roasted

Green onions (scallions)

Nuts and/or seeds

Olives, whole or sliced

Pickles, chopped

Raisins or dried cranberries

Sweet onion or red onion

Garnishes

Baby arugula

Basil, chiffonade

Chives, snipped

Cilantro

Cress

Microgreens

Parsley or other herbs

Spices: anise, caraway, celery seed, chili pepper flakes, cracked black pepper, dill seed/dill weed, fennel, toasted sesame seeds or anything appealing on the spice shelf, including flavored salts

Sprouts

SWEET YOGURT SUNDAES

We’d be remiss if we didn’t supply the recipes to Pinkberry’s sweet yogurt sundaes with Greek yogurt:

Chocolate Berry: Blueberry, raspberry, dark chocolate granola, chocolate shavings, cinnamon honey

Strawberry Mango: Strawberry, mango, strawberry purée, toasted almonds, shaved coconut

Kiwi Strawberry: Kiwi, strawberry, mango, honey almond granola, vanilla agave nectar

*Giardinera is a mixture of pickled vegetables, Italian in origin, that can include carrots, cauliflower, celery, onions, red bell pepper and zucchini, carrots and cauliflower, pickled vegetables in red- or white-wine vinegar. It is typically eaten as an antipasto, and is also delicious on sandwiches.

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