Winter Fruit Bowl Recipes

WINTER FRUIT BOWL

Steps:

• Peel and section grapefruit, removing membrane and reserving 1/4 cup juice. In a saucepan, combine water, sugar, marmalade and reserved grapefruit juice; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Add cranberries. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 8-10 minutes or until cranberries pop. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in grapefruit. Chill for at least 1 hour. Stir in bananas just before serving.

WINTER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Tip the fruits and 700ml/11⁄4 pints cold water into a large saucepan. Add the honey and vanilla, scraping the seeds from the pod into the pan. Bring to the boil. Stir well, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until slightly syrupy.
• Take the pan off the heat and stir in the tea bag. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
• Discard the tea bag and vanilla pod, tip the fruits and liquid into a non-metallic bowl and pour over the lemon juice. Stir, then leave to cool. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

PERFECT SUMMER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Bring orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.
• Layer the fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

FRESH FRUIT BOWL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine melon cubes and corn syrup. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, stir in remaining fruit. Garnish with fresh mint leaves if desired.

WINTER FRUIT BOWL

Steps:

• To section grapefruit, cut off the ends of the grapefruit, then use a long, thin-bladed knife to cut out the core.
• Resting one end of the grapefruit on a cutting board, cut off the peel in strips.
• Peel the grapefruit apart and simply lift or pull each segment off the membrane, working over a bowl to catch juices.
• Set grapefruit sections aside (should have about 3 cups).
• Add enough water to the reserved grapefruit juice to measure 1 cup.
• In a medium saucepan combine the 1 cup grapefruit juice, sugar, and marmalade.
• Bring to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar; reduce heat.
• Add cranberries; cook and stir for 5-8 minutes or until skins pop.
• Remove from heat; cool.
• Add grapefruit sections.
• Cover and chill.
• Just before serving, slice bananas and stir into chilled grapefruit mixture.
• Garnish with fresh mint, if desired.

EASY WINTER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss grapefruit, pomegranate seeds, pears, and honey.
• Top with mint and salt.

WINTER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Remove peel and pith from grapefruits. Working over a bowl to catch the juice, cut segments from grapefruits. Squeeze juice into bowl Add banana and avocado, serve immediately.

WINTER FRUIT BOWL WITH ALMOND CREAM

Steps:

• Early in the day or a day head: In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat cream until tiny bubbles form around the edge of the pan.
• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, with a wire whisk, beat the egg yolks with sugar until blended.
• Slowly stir in the cream.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of the spoon well (about 15 minutes).
• Do not boil or mixture will curdle.
• Stir in almond extract.
• Pour cream mixture into medium bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight to chill well.
• About 20 minutes before serving: Drain peach slices.
• Peel oranges and cut into sections.
• Hull strawberries and cut each in half.
• Peel bananas and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Arrange fruit in a large bowl.
• Let each person help themself to some fruit, then spoon cream over fruit.