Macedonia Fruit Salad
- Total time
- 45 min
- Serves
- 6
- Cuisine
- Italian
Ingredients
- 1 apple (organic, chopped into cubes)
- 1 pear (organic, chopped into cubes)
- 1 orange (organic, peeled and cut into pieces)
- ½ bunch grapes (organic, halved or whole, depending on size)
- 1 peach (organic, cut into pieces)
- 2 apricots (organic, cut into pieces)
- 12 cherries (organic, pitted, cut in half)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed, preferably Meyer lemon)
- 1 ½ Tbsp sugar (or more, to your liking)
- ¼ c almond (OPTIONAL: slices, (or other nuts) )
- 1 Tbsp maraschino liqueur (OPTIONAL: or Grand Marnier)
- 6 sprigs fresh mint (OPTIONAL)
Steps
- 1
Equal amounts of each fruit is ideal. However, you're not being judged, so if you have a few more cherries or pieces of peach, it's not a big deal. Place the chopped fruit into into a large bowl.
- 2
Add the lemon juice to the fruit in the bowl.
- 3
Next, sprinkle about half of the sugar lightly over the fruit. The amount of sugar will vary depending on your desired sweetness and/or syrup. Toss the fruit and sprinkle the rest of the sugar.
- 4
Toss again, cover and allow to macerate for at least half an hour. At this point, you can taste the macedonia fruit salad and decide if you want more lemon juice or sugar. If you add more sugar, let it rest longer. If it’s hot, you can keep the fruit dessert in the fridge.
- 5
Once it has rested, you will have a fruit salad with a glossy, tart/sweet syrup and your macedonia is ready to serve. Just spoon into bowls or glasses (add a sprig of mint, if desired.)
- 6
Add any of the optional ingredients, and serve with ice cream, or cream if desired, but I honestly prefer mine plain. It’s that good! Eat your macedonia fruit salad within a day of making it for the best flavor and texture.
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