I am an official ambassador for Dole Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. Dole provided me with free salad and pineapple coupons for the purpose of this post, as well as compensation for my time. As always, all opinions expressed in this post are mine.
There are always so many fun things going on in Portland at any given time, and I’ve got another cool one to add to your list. This week is the Dole Get Up And Grow Tour. It’s an 11,700-mile, 115-day journey organized by the Dole Food Company and Blue Diamond Almond Breeze to give North Americans a number of tangible ways to make 2015 their healthiest and happiest summer EVER! They are directly challenging local residents to eat better this summer to receive some exciting health and wellness rewards. They’ll be stopping at 480 supermarkets and special events throughout the U.S. and Canada through September.
So if you’re in Portland, Oregon this week, I’ve got the list below of all the stops the tour is making in our lovely city.
The Get Up and Grow Tour Caravan is a wrapped van and trailer with kitchen and sampling tent that offers free recipe samples, a DIY smoothie bar, free giveaways for the kids, expert nutritional advice by our resident RD or produce expert and other surprises. Visitors can also create their own customizable, interactive pledge that gives them the chance to receive wellness rewards like free DOLE fresh produce, Fitbits® and a wellness getaway in California. Visitors can sample a variety of fruit, vegetable and salad recipes created for Get Up and Grow! Here is the website for more information on the tour here.
As part of this post, I thought that it would be fun to create a recipe using Dole fresh pineapple and spinach (along with mint, basil and avocado!). Once you’ve got your ingredients together, the recipe goes together in a snap! It’s also gluten-free and vegan, and doesn’t contain any added sugar or oil. Don’t miss the recipe below, because it may just become your new go-to dish.
This is such a cool tour, and one that you will want to catch. Plus, I love anything promoting fresh fruits and vegetables, healthy recipes and almond milk!
Hillsboro
July 24, 2015
Fred Meyer
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
22075 NW Imbried Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Portland
July 25, 2015
Fred Meyer
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
3030 NE Weidler St.
Portland, OR 97232
Oregon City
July 25, 2015
Fred Meyer
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
1839 Molalla Avenue
Oregon City, OR 97045
Oregon City
July 26, 2015
Grocery Outlet
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
878 Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Milwaukie
July 26, 2015
Grocery Outlet
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
15810 SE McLoughlin Blvd.
Milwaukie, OR 97267
Portland
July 29, 2015
Grocery Outlet
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
4420 NE Hancock St.
Portland, OR 97213
Banks
July 29, 2015
Thriftway
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
12350 SW Main St, Suite 100
Banks, OR 97106
Portland
July 30, 2015
Albertsons
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
18425 NW West Union Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Hillsboro
July 30, 2015
Albertsons
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
888 NE 25th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
- About 8 rice paper wrappers
- 1 bag Dole fresh spinach leaves
- Fresh mint or cilantro leaves (1 small bunch)
- Fresh basil leaves (1 small bunch)
- Dole fresh pineapple slices, cut into 4 to 5-inch strips (about 1/4 of a pineapple)
- 1 avocado, pitted and sliced
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 1 small cucumber, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- Sautéed or baked tofu, cut into strips, optional
- About 1 1/2 to 2 cups cooked brown rice, optional
- 1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced, optional
- Working one at a time, place your dried rice paper wrapper under hot water for several seconds until wet. It should still feel stiff and not soft. Place the dampened wrapper on a silicone baking mat. On the bottom quarter of the wrapper, place a few Dole spinach leaves, a few mint and basil leaves, a couple Dole pineapple strips, avocado, a couple strips of carrot and cucumber, a few slices of tofu (if using), and about 2 to 3 tablespoons or so of cooked rice and jalapeño, if using. Gently fold the wrapper over once, tucking in the edges, and continue tightly rolling until the seam is sealed. Place the rolls seam-side down on a serving platter and cover with damp towel to keep fresh. Repeat with the remaining rolls.
- Serve the rolls with a dipping sauce (see recipe below or use your favorite peanut sauce), and serve.
- To make the sautéed tofu, cut extra firm tofu into strips the size of French fries, and sauté in a lightly greased cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook the tofu, turning the strips as necessary until the tofu is golden brown. Splash with a little tamari and cook another minute or two until the tofu is lightly caramelized. Taste the tofu and if it needs more flavor, squirt it with a little more tamari. Remove from the heat and cool.
- To make a dipping sauce, I like to combine reduced-sodium tamari with a splash of rice vinegar and a little Sriracha. Alternately, you can serve the rolls with your favorite peanut or dipping sauce.
- Copyright © 2015 Julie Hasson
Kristina says
July 24, 2015 at 5:50 pmyum! these are my kind of spring rolls – I have been all about them lately!
I heard about this tour recently – sounds SO cool! I will have to go visit…
Julie Hasson says
July 27, 2015 at 10:38 amThanks Kristina! I could live on spring rolls during the summer. So fresh, especially with fruit.
I agree that the Dole tour is super cool! I love that they’re sharing healthy eating around the country.
Annie says
July 25, 2015 at 5:05 amPerfect summer recipe! Anything with pineapple in it…mmmmm!
Julie Hasson says
July 27, 2015 at 10:39 amThanks Annie!
Reader says
September 7, 2015 at 1:01 amDole has a problematic history of using chemicals and pesticides that were bad for workers. Toxic, and dangerous. Not to mention the toxic residues on the vegetables that the end users eat. Are all (or any of) these vegetables on this tour organic? GMO free?