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Green Fruit Salad Recipe

Perfect for breakfast or lunch on a hot summer afternoon.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 people
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the Salad
  • 8 ounces seedless green grapes
  • 8 ounces kiwi fruit peel & slice
  • 4 ounces greengage plums stoned & diced
  • 8 ounces green Granny Smith apples diced
  • 8 ounces ripe green William Pears diced
  • 4 ounces star fruit peeled & sliced
  • 8 ounces lime segments plus zest
  • 4 ounces pistachio nuts lightly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint julienne
For the Syrup Base
  • 1 pint water
  • 4 ounces sugar
  • 2 ounces fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon mint liquor

Instructions

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  1. In a saucepan, add water, sugar and bring to a slow boil. Remove from the heat and add lime juice. Allow to cool. Chill well.
  2. To prevent discoloration, put all prepared fruit into the syrup. Chill well before serving.
  3. Add at the last minute the pistachio nuts, julienne of mint and mint liquor.
  4. Serve in a glass.

Notes

  • Do not keep fruit in the syrup for more than two days.
  • You have to blanch the lime zest three (3) times in boiling water and then cook in a sugar solution to confit the zest.