Sacramento Fruit Bowl
This fruity delicious dish is made with pineapple, honeydew melon, cantalope and nectarines.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
30 minCook
15 minReady
45 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
| 1 ½ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
star anise
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | each |
pineapple
|
|
| 1 | each |
honeydew melon
|
*
|
| 1 | each |
cantaloupe
|
*
|
| 2 | each |
oranges
|
|
| 2 | each |
nectarines
|
|
| 2 | each |
plums
|
*
|
| ½ | pound |
grapes, seedless
seedless |
|
| 2 | each |
kiwi fruit
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
water
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 45 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
star anise
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | each |
pineapple
|
|
| 1 | each |
honeydew melon
|
*
|
| 1 | each |
cantaloupe
|
*
|
| 2 | each |
oranges
|
|
| 2 | each |
nectarines
|
|
| 2 | each |
plums
|
*
|
| 226.8 | g |
grapes, seedless
seedless |
|
| 2 | each |
kiwi fruit
|
|
Directions
In 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, cook water, sugar, lemon juice, anise seeds and salt for 15 minutes, or until mixture becomes a light syrup. Refrigerate until syrup cools. Meanwhile, remove peel from pineapple, honeydew melon, cantalope. Cut pulp from pineapple and melons into bite-size chunks. Peel and section oranges. Slice nectarines and plums into wedges; do not peel. Slice grapes in half.
In large bowl, combine fruits. Pour chilled syrup through strainer over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, stirring occasionally.
TO SERVE: Peel and slice kiwi. Gently stir into the fruit mixture.
