Fruit salad


Fruit salad
To make a good fruit salad, there are three important points:

  1. Choose fruits that go well together (avoid putting soft pears with crunchy apples for example).
  2. Remove absolutely all skins and seeds.
  3. Bring it all together with a good home made sugar syrup added to the fruit juices.
Here is a recipe which does all of that.
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Last modified on: April 20th 2020
For 3 people, you will need:
  • 1 Victoria pineapple ½ Victoria pineapple
  • 2 kiwis 2 kiwis
  • 3 grapefruit 1 grapefruit
  • 4 banana 1 banana
  • 5 Pears 1 Pears
  • 6 lime ½ lime
  • 7 vanilla pod ¼ vanilla pod
  • 8 Sugar syrup ½ glass Sugar syrup
  • Total weight: 1,530 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 15 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Fruit salad
The choice of fruits is of course linked to the season, so don't hesitate to change any fruit for another. It's important to choose seasonal fruits, they are at their best and cheaper.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Fruit salad
Peel oranges and grapefruits, cut each segment into two or three and put in the bowl.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Fruit salad
Don't forget to squeeze all the fruit membranes with your hands over the bowl to keep the maximum juice possible.

Stage 4 - 10 min.
Fruit salad
Trim off top and bottom of kiwis, peel them and cut in four lengthways. Cut each quarter into small pieces and put in the bowl.

Stage 5 - 15 min.
Fruit salad
Peel pineapple, cut each quarter in small pieces and add to the bowl.

Stage 6 - 15 min.
Fruit salad
Peel pears, cut in four, sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent browning, remove the core, then cut each quarter in small pieces and add to the bowl.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Fruit salad
Squeeze the lime over the bowl.

Scrape the inside of half a vanilla pod into ½ glass Sugar syrup, then pour into the bowl.

If possible add a pinch of vitamin C.

Mix the whole lot gently.

Stage 8 - 1 min.
Fruit salad
Cover with plastic film, and keep in the fridge.

Stage 9 - 5 min.
Fruit salad
Shortly before serving, peel bananas and slice into the bowl, before mixing for the last time.

This is done because bananas quickly soften and turn brown after they are peeled.
Remarks
If you like the taste, you can add a little rum to the syrup .

Some are looking for the contrast that I was speaking about (soft with crunchy), personaly I don't like it, preferring harmony, but of course it's a matter of taste.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, without bananas, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe9 RDI=4 %680 RDI=60 %1 RDI=0 %2,780 RDI=140 %11,620 RDI: 140 %
Per 100 g040 RDI=4 %0180 RDI=9 %760 RDI: 9 %
Per person3 RDI=1 %230 RDI=20 %0930 RDI=50 %3,880 RDI: 50 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
How much will it cost?
  • For 3 people : 5.15 €
  • Per person : 1.75 €

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