Simply Red Fruit Salad

Name: Simply Red Fruit Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 118 milliliters dried cherries; 1 Finely grated zest and juice lime; 2 blood or navel oranges, depending on season; 79 milliliters pomegranate seeds (arils), from 1 pomegranate; 237 milliliters red grapes, halved; 454 grams strawberries, hulled and quartered (halved if small); 1 Tbsp strawberry jam

Simply Red Fruit Salad might be just the side dish you are searching for. This gluten free and vegan recipe serves 8. One serving contains 85 calories, 2g of protein, and 0g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of cherries, strawberries, navel oranges, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

In a small heatproof bowl, cover cherries with boiling water.

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Let sit for 15 minutes; drain, reserving liquid.

Add berries and grapes to bowl with cherries.

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Over a bowl, use a paring knife to remove skin and pith from oranges. Slice alongside membranes of each segment, releasing segments. Squeeze juice from membranes.

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Transfer segments to bowl with cherries; reserve juice.

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In a small pan, combine reserved liquid from cherries, reserved orange juice and lime zest and juice.

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Add jam. Boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.

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Let cool completely at room temperature.

Before serving, drizzle sauce over fruit and top with pomegranate arils.

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Servings:

118milliliters

dried cherries 1

Finely grated zest and juice lime 2

blood or navel oranges, depending on season 79milliliters

pomegranate seeds (arils), from 1 pomegranate 237milliliters

red grapes, halved 454grams

strawberries, hulled and quartered (halved if small)1Tbsp

strawberry jam

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 45 dollars per bottle.

Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

2016 was another in a string of terrific vintages in Santa Barbara. We had another early budbreak, and (unlike 2015) perfect weather during set, allowing for a strong, balanced crop. May, June and July were quite warm and ripening was fairly quick; however, an unseasonably cool August slowed the vines considerably. For the winemaker it was almost ideal, as the grapes were able to complete ripening slowly, without heat spikes, and the grapes maintained excellent acidity. Over a series of cool mornings, we picked each block at near perfect ripeness and balance. The wines appear to have great fruit character, fresh acidity and tannic structure and solid depth.