Fresh Fruit Salad
This refreshing fruit salad is bursting with vibrant colors and flavors that will surely brighten up your day. Citrus segments, juicy pomegranate seeds, and a variety of fresh fruits are tossed in a delightful syrup infused with lemongrass, ginger, and lime. Topped with a garnish of lime zest and mint, this salad is as visually appealing as it is delicious. Enjoy this tropical medley on its own or as a delightful accompaniment to any meal.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 pink grapefruit
- 1 orange
- 1 pomegranate
- 1 banana
- small bunch white grapes
- small bunch black grapes
- 1 kiwi
- 1 pear
- 1 apple
- sprig mint
- citrus juice (from above)
- 1 lime
- 100g/3½oz sugar
- 1 lemongrass
- 1 thumb-sized piece ginger
Instructions
- For the fruit salad, segment the grapefruit and orange, catching the juices in a bowl. Squeeze more juice out of the remaining citrus fruit into the bowl. Set aside the orange and grapefruit segments.
- For the syrup, measure the juice and add water to make 100ml/3½fl oz.
- Peel a large strip of lime zest from the lime, avoiding any of the white pith. Reserve the remaining lime.
- Combine the citrus juice/water mixture and the sugar in a small saucepan. Heat until the sugar has dissolved, stirring once or twice. Add the lemongrass, lime zest and ginger and then bring to a boil. Immediately reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the syrup to cool.
- For the fruit salad, remove the seeds from the pomegranate and slice the banana.
- Peel another slice of zest from the lime using a vegetable peeler, avoiding any of the white pith. Slice it very finely and reserve this for decoration. Set aside the remaining lime as you will need the juice.
- Cut the grapes in half and slice the kiwi.
- Finally chop the pear and apple, pouring a little lime juice over the apple to retain its colour.
- Combine all the fruit in a large bowl or in individual serving dishes or Martini glasses. Pour over the syrup, to taste. You may not need to use all the syrup â any remaining syrup can be used in cocktails or added as a sweetener to herbal tea. Decorate with strips of lime and a sprig of mint.
Cook Time
10M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 4--6
Nutrition
- Calories: 159kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 36g
- Fat Content: 0g
- Fiber Content: 4g
- Protein Content: 1.5g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0g
- Sugar Content: 35g
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