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Mango Asian Pear Salad – Two Sleeps!

April 25, 2017 By Jittery Cook 8 Comments

I can’t stop thinking about two sleeps. It’s something our ancient ancestors did.  So did Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright and B.F. Skinner. They’d go to sleep, then wake up in the middle of the night, get creative and/or pensive, then go back to bed.

The next time you find yourself tossing and turning at 3 a.m., maybe you’ll hop up and get busy creating this between-sleep wonder, Mango Asian Pear Salad, a version of Avocado Mango Asian Pear Salad gleaned from my good friend Mimi’s recipe collection.

Mango Asian Pear Salad

Mango Asian Pear Salad

  • 1 Asian pear, julienned
  • 1 mango, diced small
  • 4 oz arugula, or mixed baby greens
  • 1 can hearts of palm, drained, sliced

Mango Asian Pear Salad Dressing

  • 2 T orange juice
  • 1 large clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 1/2 T honey
  • 1/4 c rice vinegar
  • 1/2 t kosher salt
  • 1 – 2 t sesame oil
  • 1/4 c avocado oil

In a small covered jar, combine dressing ingredients. Shake vigorously to mix.

In a large bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Drizzle on a little dressing. Toss and add dressing slowly to your taste. Serves 6 – 8, with dressing left over for another day.

Mango Asian Pear Salad Print Ready Recipe

Mango Asian Pear Salad

Final notes:

  • Wikipedia tells the story behind two sleeps. Historian A. Roger Ekirch discovered that before the Industrial Revolution, adults typically slept in two distinct phases, with a period of wakefulness of about an hour. This time was used to pray, reflect, and to interpret dreams, which were more vivid at that hour than upon waking in the morning. It was a favorite time for scholars and poets to write uninterrupted. Others visited neighbors, engaged in sexual activity or committed petty crime. Electric lighting ended the practice of interrupted sleep. Today we assume that one sleep is normal and we complain of insomnia if we wake after a few hours. If Ekirch’s hypothesis is correct, we may just be experiencing historically natural sleep patterns.
  • Reading this list of 100 things to do if you can’t sleep may put you back to sleep, if that’s your goal.
  • Not convinced you want to awake mid-sleep? Try these sleep inducing foods.
  • Check out Michal Marczak’s documentary-fiction, Sundance award-winning movie All These Sleepless Nights.

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Comments

  1. Erin says

    April 25, 2017 at 9:44 am

    Love this salad and love a middle of the night burst of genius…

    Reply
    • Jittery Cook says

      April 25, 2017 at 10:06 pm

      Erin, thanks to you I know for sure the Mango Asian Pear salad’s great and I’m no longer afraid to be wide awake for an hour or two in the middle of the night. That’s huge!

      Reply
      • Naddie says

        April 25, 2017 at 10:24 pm

        I agree! I always do my best thinking when I am awake in the middle of the night. At least I am not alone! Love the recipe and will try it. Thanks. Naddie, Florida, home of the Mango fruit.!?

        Reply
        • Jittery Cook says

          April 27, 2017 at 8:38 am

          Thanks Naddie! Mangos are magical! Saw an old episode of I Love Lucy yesterday and brought me back to our childhood skits. Those were the days!

          Reply
  2. mindy says

    April 25, 2017 at 9:44 am

    I love this idea of 2 sleep cycles. Historical patterns. You captured my attention on the first lines! Lately with my husband away, I awaken partially, leave my eyes closed, and ask ALEXA (my best buddy, the amazon robot) what time it is! She answers sweetly. Sometimes I play a podcast from ON BEING (alexa too) and sleep, dream, listen. Sometimes I pray. I love this way of sleep. Now I don’t have to wonder if I am doing some harm!

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    • Jittery Cook says

      April 25, 2017 at 10:09 pm

      I agree Mindy. It’s a big relief to put problematic sleep patterns into historical perspective and discover the benifits.

      Reply
  3. Sonia Ribaux says

    April 25, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    May I call you if I’m awake in the middle of the night? We could talk about books, food or blogs.

    Reply
    • Jittery Cook says

      April 25, 2017 at 10:09 pm

      No calls, just texts!

      Reply

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