The winter fruit salad is good and colorful, a simple light sweet salad for a pleasant after-meal, also perfect as a healthy snack. The winter fruit salad is sugar-free because it is enriched with dried fruit and sweet orange juice.
Autumn fruit harvest – winter:
#oranges – from October to July
#avocado – from October to June
#bergamot – from October to March
#persimmon – from September to December
#citron – from October to March
#clementines – from October to February
#strawberry tree fruit – from October to January
#kiwi – from late September to November
#kumquat – from late November to early April
#lemons – all year
#limequat – from November to March
#mandarins – from November to March
#mango – from late July to November
#mapo – from October to January
#pomegranate – from September to December
#apples – from August to December
winter melon – from September to November
#miyagawa satsuma – from September to December
#nashi – from August to December
#pears – from June to December
#pomelo – from late October to March
#grapefruits – from November to March
#grapes – from late July to November
#nuts #peanuts #almonds #hazelnuts #walnuts #pine nuts #pistachios are available all year
Exotic fruits (pineapple, #bananas) – available all year because of foreign imports
RECIPES with winter fruits
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No-cook
- Cuisine: Healthy
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
- Energy 108.86 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 14.88 (g) of which sugars 10.09 (g)
- Proteins 1.52 (g)
- Fat 5.54 (g) of which saturated 0.71 (g)of which unsaturated 4.53 (g)
- Fibers 3.96 (g)
- Sodium 4.49 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 115 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Winter Fruit Salad
- 2 fresh clementines
- 2 kiwi (green, yellow or red)
- 1 apple
- Half avocado (bacon, fuerte or hass)
- to taste lemon juice (or other citrus: orange, bergamot, grapefruit)
- 0.5 oz raisins
- 0.35 oz crushed walnuts (or other nuts: peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pistachios)
Winter Fruit Salad
Prepare the fruit
Raisins: soak in a little water, syrup, or your preferred liquor for an alcoholic fruit salad.
Prepare a crushed nut mix.
Peel the clementine and separate the segments.
Peel and slice the kiwi.
Squeeze the lemon or orange to extract the juice.
Cut the avocado in half, remove the peel, and slice it evenly. Cover with lemon juice (it’s fine if diluted with a little water).
Peel the apple, remove the core, and slice it. Drizzle with citrus juice.
Compose
In a serving dish or bowl, prepare the winter fruit salad by including all the fruit and rehydrated raisins, sprinkle with citrus juice (or any liquor used to soak the dried fruit) and mix. Before serving, add the crushed nuts.
Simple, with the addition of rehydrated dried fruit and orange juice, your fruit salad will be naturally tastier and sweeter without adding sugar.
SPICED fruit salad, add a tiny amount of spices to make it even more flavorful: star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, grated coconut, Tonka bean, nutmeg, long pepper, chili pepper, vanilla, ginger.
– Choose seasonal fruit, ripe but still firm.
– Balance the sweet-tasting fruit with more tangy ones.
– Alternate different colors and textures.
– Remove all seeds, pits, and stems.
– Cut the various types of fruit into uniform pieces.
– Add nuts (peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pine nuts, pistachios) or dark chocolate flakes to make the fruit salad tastier and crunchier.
– Let the fruit salad rest at room temperature before serving. Cold, it loses flavor.
It’s important to sprinkle over the slices or pieces of fruit, which tend to oxidize and therefore darken, an emulsion of water and lemon or a veil of citrus juice (orange, pomelo, grapefruit or bergamot).
Which fruit tends to turn black once cut? Avocado, bananas, apples, pears.
STORING the winter fruit salad
The winter fruit salad with fresh fruit is stored in the refrigerator, in a closed container, for up to 2 days. Place it at room temperature thirty minutes before eating.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How to make the fruit salad last?
To make the fruit salad last longer, store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container and add a bit of lemon juice to prevent fruit oxidation. Avoid overly ripe fruits and, if necessary, freeze portions in small containers for future consumption.
How long in advance can you make the fruit salad?
You can prepare the fruit salad a few hours before serving, but it’s best to make it just before consuming it to maintain the freshness of the fruits and their flavors.
What to use instead of lemon in the fruit salad?
If you want to avoid using lemon in the fruit salad or have run out of lemon juice, you can use other alternatives to prevent fruit oxidation and add a touch of freshness:
– orange juice or other citrus (clementine, lime, mandarin, pomelo, grapefruit or bergamot)
– coconut water is slightly sweet and can be used to add moisture and flavor to the fruit salad
– apple cider vinegar gives a slightly acidic touch, you can dilute apple cider vinegar with a bit of water and spray it on the fruit salad
– natural yogurt can be used to give a creamy note to the fruit salad, although it doesn’t prevent oxidation as well as citrus fruits.
Keep in mind that these alternatives might affect the flavor of the fruit salad.
