Spring Fruit Salad

 

 

 

 

Spring Fruit Salad

 

Sauce ingredients: 

• 2/3 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ tsp lemon zest
• ½ tsp orange zest
• 1 tsp vanilla

Fruit ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh pineapple
• 2 cups strawberries, sliced
• 3 Kiwis, peeled & sliced
• 3 bananas, sliced
• 2 oranges, peeled & sectioned
• 1 cup grapes, green or red
• 2 cups blueberries 

 

Make the Sauce:

Combine all above ingredients except vanilla and bring to boil over med-high heat.  Reduce to med-low heat and cook until slightly thickened (about 5 minutes). Add vanilla.  Set to cool.

Recipe:

•     Layer fruit in a large bowl.  Pour sauce over fruit. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.  This allows juice to soak into the fruit and enhance the flavors. 
• Enjoy!

Comments:

    All of these fruits are readily available now and this combination makes a beautiful and delicious dish.  The sauce is the secret and it preserves the fruit for days.  Enjoy with Lost Oak Winery Blanc Dubois Sweet.