Green Fruit Salad with Chilli Ginger Syrup
A simple fruit salad using green fruit served in a lightly spiced chilli ginger syrup.
Calories: 220kcal
Equipment
- saucepan
- vegetable peeler
- sieve
- sharp paring knife
- serving bowl
Ingredients
Chilli, ginger syrup
- 100 g sugar (3½oz)
- 150 ml water (¼pt)
- 2 thinly pared strips of lime
- 1 piece stem ginger in syrup sliced into sticks
- 1 tablespoon syrup from the jar
- ½ fresh green chilli seeded and chopped
Fruit
- 1 green apple cored and sliced
- 1 pear cored and sliced
- 2 kiwi fruit peeled and sliced
- 1 small honeydew melon seeded, halved and cut into cubes
- 150 g green grapes (5oz)
- lemon balm or mint ,chopped (optional)
Instructions
To make the syrup
- Place 100g (3½oz) sugar and 150ml (¼pt) water in a pan and heat gently while stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Add 2 strips of thinly pared lime zest, 1 piece stem ginger,sliced 1 tablespoon ginger syrup from the jar and ½ green chilli, seeded and chopped to the pan and bring to the boil. Boil for about for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Once cold, strain through a sieve into a large serving bowl.
Prepare the fruit
- Core and slice 1 green apple and 1 pear. Add to the syrup in the serving bowl. Peel and slice 1 kiwi fruit add to the bowl along with 1 small honey dew melon, seeded, peeled and cut into cubes.
To Complete
- Add 150g (5oz) green grapes and add the bowl. Toss so that all the fruit is mixed and coated in the syrup. Chill until require.
- Serve sprinkled with lemon balm or mint, if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Store
In a covered bowl in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcal