Winter Fruit Salad

Name: Winter Fruit Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 firm bananas, peeled and diced; 5 larges navel or blood oranges; 1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced; 5 kiwis, peeled and diced; 12 kumquats, very thinly sliced crosswise, seeds removed; 1 lemon; 2 mangoes, peeled and diced; 237 milliliters pomegranate seeds (from 1 pomegranate); 118 milliliters sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped out

Winter Fruit Salad might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. Head to the store and pick up lemon, blood oranges, ginger, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the sugar, 2 cups water, the ginger and vanilla seeds and pod in a saucepan. Use a vegetable peeler to remove wide strips of zest from the lemon and 1 orange, add to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes. Refrigerate until cold.

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Vanilla

Ginger

Orange

Lemon

Seeds

Sugar

Water

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Meanwhile, peel the remaining oranges with a paring knife, cutting along the natural curve of the fruit. Hold an orange over a large bowl and cut along both sides of each membrane to free the segments, letting them fall into the bowl. Squeeze each empty membrane to release the juices. Repeat with the remaining oranges.

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Add the mangoes, bananas, kiwis, kumquats and pomegranate seeds and gently toss.

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Kumquat

Banana

Mango

Kiwi

Pour the syrup over the fruit and chill overnight.

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Before serving, remove the citrus zest, ginger and vanilla pod. Spoon the fruit and syrup into bowls.

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Ginger

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To remove pomegranate seeds, cut the fruit into quarters, then break apart in a bowl of water. Skim off the pith that floats to the top and drain the seeds.

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Seeds

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Photograph by Con Poulos