Macedonia (Italian Fruit Salad)
I’m going to let you in on an Italian secret: while gelatois delicious, we don’t eat it every night after dinner! Our sweet treat after a meal is usually just fresh fruit, especially if the main courses are rich.
When we have guests we often serve Macedonia, a simple salad made with a variety of fruit cut into small pieces, so that when you put a spoonful into your mouth you can taste a combination of different flavors. Macedonia is dressed very simply with fresh sugar and lemon juice…. or Prosecco if no children are present! I know that someone is going to ask me if they can substitute Splenda: of course you can (but do you need to? What’s a spoonful of sugar compared to a large slice of cake?).
This is just a sample recipe, but the possibilities are endless – just pick your favorite fruit! Make sure you sprinkle with fresh lemon juice right after slicing, or bananas and pears will oxidize quickly.
I prefer not to use apples, because their texture is much crunchier than most other fruit.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 bananas
- 1 yellow peach
- 1 pear
- 1 or 2 slices pineapple
- 1/2 basket raspberries
- 1/2 basket strawberries
- 1 kiwi
- 1 orange (peel and cut each slice)
- 1 Tbsp. golden raisins, plumped up in warm water (optional)
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, or to taste
- 2 Tbsp. sugar, or to taste
Directions
Serves 4-6
Cut all the fruit into small pieces (the smaller, the better!) and mix well with the lemon and raisins.
Add the sugar and mix in.
Refrigerate before serving.
* Remember that this is just an example, you can use any fruit you like!
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