Description
Jamie Oliver’s fruit salad delights palates with a colorful medley of fresh seasonal produce. Sweet and tangy flavors mingle in this simple, refreshing dish you’ll want to enjoy again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg mixed fruit (melon, pineapple, green seedless grapes, lychees, Granny Smith apples, strawberries, blueberries, cherries)
- 1 bunch fresh pineapple mint, finely chopped (optional)
- 100 g (3.5 oz) caster sugar
- ½ teacup (120 ml / 4 fl oz) water
Instructions
- Syrup Preparation: Dissolve granulated sugar in water over medium heat, stirring until a clear liquid forms.
- Mint Infusion: Remove from heat, steep whole pineapple mint stems in hot syrup for 15-20 minutes to extract aromatic essence.
- Strain and Cool: Remove mint stems using a fine-mesh sieve, allowing syrup to reach room temperature.
- Fruit Integration: Gently combine chopped and sliced fruits with the cooled, fragrant syrup, ensuring thorough coating.
- Chilling Process: Transfer fruit mixture to a glass container and refrigerate for 30-45 minutes to intensify flavor profiles and achieve optimal serving temperature.
- Garnish and Serve: Adorn the chilled fruit salad with freshly picked pineapple mint leaves, creating a visually stunning and aromatic final presentation.
Notes
- Mint Infusion Technique: Let the mint stems steep in hot syrup precisely 15-20 minutes to extract maximum aromatic essence without turning bitter.
- Syrup Temperature Control: Allow syrup to cool completely to room temperature before mixing with fruits to prevent unwanted softening or mushy texture.
- Chilling Strategy: Refrigerate fruit mixture 30-45 minutes to allow flavors to meld and develop a more complex, harmonious taste profile.
- Garnish with Purpose: Sprinkle fresh mint leaves just before serving to maintain crisp texture and provide a bright, aromatic finishing touch that enhances visual appeal.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg