Christmas Fruit Salad
A vibrant and aromatic winter fruit salad perfect for Christmas. Full of exotic fruit like persimmons, lychees, and clementines and dressed in spicy sugar syrup and cinnamon dressing.
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 50 g
- ¼ cup water 50 ml
- 1 cinnamon sticks
- 2 star anise pods
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 medium papaya or 1-2 apples Note
- 1 persimmon
- 1 bunch of small seedless grapes or 2 kiwis
- about 10 lychees
- about 10 physalis
- 2-3 small clementines
Instructions
- Syrup: Bring the sugar, water, cinnamon, and star anise to a simmer and cook for 1 minute, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and add 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Let cool down while preparing the fruit. When cool, remove the cinnamon stick and the star anise.¼ cup granulated sugar/ 50 g + ¼ cup water/ 50 ml + 1 cinnamon sticks +2 star anise pods + 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Chop fruit: Peel, when necessary, and chop the fruit into bite-size pieces. Cut the clementine segments into 2 or 3 smaller pieces, depending on size. Everything should be roughly the same size.1 medium papaya or 1-2 apples + 1 persimmon + 1 bunch of small seedless grapes or 2 kiwis + about 10 lychees + about 10 physalis + 2-3 small clementines
- Combine: Place everything into a nice glass bowl and mix gently with the cold dressing. Let the salad sit for about half an hour before serving.
- Adjust taste: Mix again and adjust the taste with some more lemon juice if necessary.
Notes
Fruit: You can make this fruit salad with any other fruit you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6 of the salad | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g