From the history of culinary it follows that the first salads were invented by the Romans for their feasts, which served, among others, dishes from vegetables and herbs, seasoned with vinegar and honey.
But when the first fruit salad appeared, the story is modestly silent about this. Most likely this happened during the time of our ancestors Adam and Eve, who tasted the forbidden fruit.
Fruit salad is a mixture of a variety of fresh fruits, crushed into small pieces. It is usually served chilled as a dessert, crowning any meal, be it a dinner party or a romantic dinner. And what an amazing treat for children! What can be tastier and healthier, because fruits are vitamins in their natural form that give us vitality!
Today, the fruit salad on our table includes not only fruits growing in our region, but also exotic fruits that have become familiar : oranges, kiwi, bananas, pineapple, etc. The composition of the ingredients may vary depending on the season and taking into account the compatibility of the fruit. To prepare a salad, any housewife only needs to turn on the imagination and an unusual fruit “composition” will be born.
Traditional fruit salad consists of apple, orange, pear, dessert banana. Seedless grapes, mandarin, watermelon, melon, apricot, and peach are also used as ingredients. Sprinkle the salad with sugar, plain or brown, or add honey. To add flavor, use raisins, ground almonds or hazelnuts. To preserve the fresh appearance of the fruit and give freshness, add lemon juice. A small amount of cognac, rum or liquor will give the salad a special note.
Salads are also seasoned with creams - creamy, chocolate, nut, custard. And if you still decorate these culinary delights with skillfully carved slices of lemon or orange, you get amazing fruit desserts.
Recipes, examples:
- Cut into small cubes, the most affordable fruits: orange, apple, banana, kiwi pour fruit yogurt.
- To peeled and diced 4 kiwi and 1 medium-sized pineapple, add 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar and walnuts, vanilla sugar from 2 bags and season with 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and fruit syrup.
- Dice 2 apples, banana, orange, 4 apricots (canned apricots or dried apricots can be used), add 2 tablespoons of nuts. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar, pour 2 tablespoons of liquor or lemon juice. Season with sour cream or yogurt.
Fruit salad with yogurt is most popular.
Guests can be offered here such a fruit salad with yogurt, which is appropriate as a snack for martini and other drinks. Cut (one at a time) mango, kiwi, apple, banana (last of all, before serving, so as not to blacken and become soft). We lay out in portioned plates or bowls. Water the dressing, which is prepared separately: in a blender, beat 1 cup low-fat yogurt, 1 teaspoon of orange zest and 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed orange juice. You can and honey -1 spoon. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Other fruit desserts, the recipes of which include cream, are equally popular. A striking example of one of them is a truly paradise treat - strawberries with whipped cream.
The following recipe is suitable for the holiday:
It will require 1 can of pineapple (canned, sliced), 1 banana and an orange, a glass of cranberry juice, 2 kiwi and peach, 3 grapes and whipped cream.
In 3 bowls, without stirring, arrange pineapples, slices of banana, slices of peach, thin semicircles of orange, slices of kiwi. Even pour the pineapple compote and fruit drink. Top with whipped cream and grape. It remains to wish: bon appetit!