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Fruit Cup / Salad

Winter fruits all in a bowl
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Resting time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Southern
Servings 4 people
Calories 303 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ea Apples Tart, Washed, sliced and cross sliced
  • 2 ea Oranges peeled, segmented and cross sliced
  • 2 cup Green grapes washed, stemmed, halved
  • 1 cup Maraschino Cherries stemmed, halves, with juice
  • 1 ea Grapefruit Ruby Red, peeled, segmented and cross sliced
  • 2 ea Pears Semi Firm, Washed, sliced and cross sliced
  • 8.5 oz Canned Peaches Small can with juice
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1.5 oz Bourbon Optional, Good Stuff
  • 2 ea Bananas Peeled, sliced to 1/4"

Instructions
 

  • Mix all in a non reactive container
  • Rest for at least 1 hour
  • Serve cold

Notes

A memory from my past,  thanksgiving would not be thanksgiving without a helping of fruit salad to mix into my cornbread stuffing.
This is a simple and basic fruit salad / cocktail.  The difference being the size of the fruit chunk.  I usually go for an apple / pear, wedged to 8ths, thence each slice cut to 1/4".  Citrus is peeled, segmented and cut to 4-6 pieces per segment.  Grapes and cherries are halved, Canned peaches are cut similar to the citrus.
Note I wash the apple, pears, grapes quite well as I will not be peeling them, and do want the contrasting colors of the peels in the salad.
The "dressing" is a simple maceration due to the sugar, and the optional addition of a good bourbon.
Do feel free to explore, some addons might include:
  • Chunk pineapple
  • Kiwi
  • Berries
  • Melon
  • Chopped nuts
  • Passion Fruit
  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Pomegranate
  • Gelatin / Jello Chunks
  • Whipped Cream
 

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 12mgPotassium: 308mgFiber: 3gSugar: 67gVitamin A: 273IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Fruit Mix, Salad
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