Fresh Fruit With Ginger Dip Recipes

FRESH FRUIT WITH GINGER DIP

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, preserves and ginger until well blended. Stir in cilantro. Place in small serving bowl.
• Arrange strawberries and melon balls on platter. Serve with dip.

FRUIT SKEWERS WITH GINGER DIP

Steps:

• For dip, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Beat in the lime juice, honey and ginger until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , On eight 12-in. skewers, alternately thread the grapes, pineapple and apples. Serve immediately with dip.

FRESH FRUIT IN A COOL GINGER BROTH

Steps:

• Since this is an assortment of fruit served in a broth, count on any single piece of fruit yielding 4 portions. Two peaches, for example, would be more than sufficient. Take your time to clean and slice the fruit as neatly as possible. This is a recipe where presentation counts.
• The fruits can be cut ahead of time. Sprinkle with lemon juice and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready.
• To make the broth, combine the pineapple juice, lemon juice, honey, ginger and Grand Mariner in a saucepan. Bring quickly to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook 5 minutes before removing from heat. Cool completely.
• When ready to serve, allow 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. Use soup plates with broad, flat bottoms and arrange a mixture of the fruit in a colorful pattern across the bottom of the plate, possibly putting some of the slices in a pinwheel-type arrangements with little mounds of diced fruit or berries in the center. Once you have all the fruit divided among the plates, ladle several tablespoons of the cool broth over the fruit.
• There should be just enough broth in each plate to cover the bottom; it should not be soupy. A possible garnish would be a small scoop of sorbet on each plate and perhaps a sprinkling of grated coconut.

ORANGE-GINGER FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the marshmallow creme, orange zest and ginger. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve with fruit.

CINNAMON FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• Whisk together sour cream and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved.
• Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, lemon juice and a pinch of salt and whisk mixture until it is combined well.
• Serve as a dip for fresh fruit.

GINGER-CINNAMON FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the yogurt, cream cheese, ginger and cinnamon until blended. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with fruit.

GINGERBREAD WITH FRESH FRUIT

Steps:

• Mix together shortening, sugar and egg. Blend in molasses and water. Sift together dru ingredients and stir in beating until smooth. Pour into 9-inch square pan. Bake at 325F for 40-50 minutes.
• When cooled, serve with your favorite fruit, or fruit cocktail.