Green Fruit Salad with Chilli Ginger Syrup
A simple fruit salad using green fruit served in a lightly spiced chilli ginger syrup.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: International
Keyword: easy, summer
Calories: 220kcal
saucepan
vegetable peeler
sieve
sharp paring knife
serving bowl
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)
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.
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!
Store
In a covered bowl in the refrigerator for up to 3 days
Calories: 220kcal