Dole Food Company And Marvel Celebrate Everyday Heroes With “Dole Healthy Heroes, Assemble!” Initiative

Once again Dole Food Company and Disney are working together to develop a program that gets inspiration from Marvel heroes exemplary traits like for example Spider-Man is responsible, Iron Man is inventive, Ant-Man is small but mighty, Black Panther loyal and Black Widow athletic! Each one of them have something to teach us.

Dole Healthy Heroes, Assembled! is a 9 month empowered living initiative sponsored by Dole Food Company and inspired by the Marvel cinematic universe to recruit and recognize everyday heroes in all walks of life and encourage them to continue their impactful leadership and passion projects in their homes, families, communities and in the world.

This heroic initiative starts today and targets 4 categories: Mind, Soul, Heart and Home! These campaigns feature new Marvel character inspired recipes, original Dole banana stickers and Dole pineapple tags, fun digital downloads and more!

You can take a look at 3 of the Marvel inspired recipes Dole has for you:

BLACK WIDOW CHOCOLATE BITES

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tbsp of finely chopped roasted salted almonds
• 1 tbsp of finely chopped roasted salted pistachios
• 1/2 tsp of toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup of gluten free dark chocolate chips
• 1 tsp of avocado oil
• 2 Dole bananas, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick crosswise

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper. Stir almonds, pistachios and sesame seeds in a small bowl.
• Heat chocolate chips in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave on high 1 minute or until melted, stirring every 20 seconds. Stir in oil.
• Dip bottom half of each banana slice in chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off; place on prepared pan and immediately sprinkle with almond mixture.
• Refrigerate bites 10 minutes or until hardened. Makes 24 bites.

GREEN SMASH SMOOTHIE

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Dole green apple, cored and chopped
• 1 ripe Dole banana, peeled, cut crosswise into thirds and frozen
• 1/2 ripe Dole avocado, peeled and pitted
• 1 1/2 cups 100% coconut water
• 1 cup of chopped Dole pineapple, frozen plus additional wedges for garnish (optional)
• 1/2 cup packed Dole baby spinach

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Puree all ingredients, except garnish, in a blender on high until smooth; serve garnished with pineapple, if desired. Makes 4 cups.

TONY STARK TUNA STEAK & SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Dole lime, juiced (about 2 tbsp)
• 2 tbsp of avocado oil
• 1 tbsp of less-sodium soy sauce
• 3/4 tsp of kosher salt
• 4 sustainably sourced tuna steaks (about 5 ounces each)
• 1 Dole red onion, cut crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices
• 1 medium red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and quartered lengthwise
• 1 small poblano pepper, stemmed, seeded and quartered lengthwise
• 6 (1/2 inch thick) slices of Dole pineapple
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup of loosely packed Dole baby arugula

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat. Whisk 1 tbsp of lime juice, 1 tbsp of oil, soy sauce and 1/4 tsp of salt in a small bowl; brush over both sides of tune. Place tuna on hot grill rack; cover and cook 6 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 145F, turning once.
• Spray both sides of onion, bell pepper, poblano pepper and pineapple with nonstick cooking spray; place on hot grill rack, cover and cook 5 minutes or until grill marks appear, turning once. Transfer vegetables and pineapple to a cutting board and cool 5 minutes; remove core from pineapple. Cut vegetables and pineapple into 1 inch pieces.
• Whisk remaining 1 tbsp each lime juice and oil, and 1/2 tsp salt in a medium bowl; fold in arugula, vegetables and pineapple. Makes about 5 cups.
• Serve tuna with pineapple salad.

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Another part of the initiative is the “Celebrate Super Heroes Contest”! Everyday champions can submit their own hero’s story on social media while challenging and encouraging others for a chance to win $1,000 scholarships and other prizes! Keep checking back for more details about the contest coming in the next few weeks!

Credit: Dole Food Company

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