Fresh Fruit Macedonia Recipes

ITALIAN FRUIT SALAD ALL YEAR ROUND

Steps:

• Wash and pat-dry all the fruit except for the bananas.
• Peel and cut apple into bite-size cubes.
• Do the same with peaches. There is no need to peel them, just remove the pit. Add them to a salad bowl.
• As soon as possible cover everything with 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon juice. This way they don't get brown.
• Peel and cut the bananas. Add to the salad bowl. Squeeze the remaining ½ of the lemon. Again, to keep the fruit from
• Peel and slice the orange. The best way is to cut off the top and cut off the bottom. Stand up the orange on either one of the flat sides. Start running the knife underneath the white skin of the orange all the way around until the orange is peeled. Now you can easily cut it in cubes.
• Add orange cubes to the salad bowl together with a few table spoons of brown sugar and a couple of fresh mint leaves if you have them.
• Taste and add more sugar or lemon juice to get the perfect balance of sweet& sour.
• Mix everything gently. Place in the fridge before serving.

MACEDONIA DI FRUTTA (FRUIT SALAD)

Steps:

• Toss the cut up fruit together with sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Taste the combination: if too sweet, add a bit more lemon juice, if too tart, add a bit more sugar, bearing in mind that both tend to mellow after maceration.
• Let the fruit macerate for about 30 minutes in the fridge and there you have it!

FRESH FRUIT MACEDONIA

Steps:

• If necessary, peel fruits and cut into bite-size pieces to make 4 cups.
• Combine wine, sugar, and lemon juice.
• Pour wine mixture over fruits; stir gently to mix.
• Cover; refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• To serve, top with dollop of whipped cream, if desired.

FRUIT SALAD: MACEDONIA

Steps:

• Chop the strawberries and add to a large bowl with the blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Add the orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, if using, and mint. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to marinate for at least a couple of hours.

ITALIAN FRESH SUMMER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Chop the kiwi, strawberries, and bananas (not too finely, the pieces should be medium)
• The secret of this fruit salad is that fresh orange juice is used as its dressing. Just squeeze it out of the orange and pour it over the chopped fruit, stir and add sugar or honey if needed (usually the salad is sweet enough without sugar), leave it for 5 minutes to let the fruit "make friends" with the juice.

PEACH AND BERRY MACEDONIA WITH SPARKLING ROSé

Steps:

• Put sliced fruit in a large glass serving bowl. Top with berries. Sprinkle lightly with about 2 tablespoons sugar, depending on sweetness of fruit. Taste and add more as necessary.
• Add the vodka and wine. Mix gently with a large spoon. Add lavender blossoms, cover, and refrigerate for at least an hour, until well-chilled. Serve in individual glasses, making sure to include lots of the juice in each.

MACEDONIA

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar with 2 cups water and the lemon zest. Bring to a boil (BTB), then turn off the heat and let cool. (You have made simple syrup!) When the syrup is cool, remove the lemon zest.
• Transfer the syrup to a large mixing bowl, add the fruit, and mix to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour-the idea is to serve this COLD on a HOT summer day.
• Ladle the fruit into individual serving bowls and sprinkle with the mint.
• Nestle a scoop of lemon sorbet in each dish of fruit. Serve cold!