Fruit salad: easy homemade recipe

Fruit salad is perfect when we want to enjoy a fresh, filling and very easy-to-prepare dessert.

The magic of this recipe lies in combining the sweetness of the fruits with the citrus touch of the orange juice and the aroma of the mint, achieving a juicy preparation.

Ideal for sharing with the family after lunch or for refreshing the afternoon with a natural and delicious dish.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Dice the pears, papaya, pineapple, apple, peach, and quince into similarly sized pieces. Flavor with mint leaves.
• Coat the fruit with orange juice, add sugar to taste and mix gently to combine the ingredients.
• Let it macerate for at least an hour so that the fruit releases its juices and the flavors blend together.

TIPS

• To make your fruit salad juicier, prepare it in layers: first place a layer of fruit, then a layer of sugar, and repeat the process until finished. Finally, mix everything carefully. You can use powdered sugar to speed up the release of the fruit juice.

What does fruit salad mean?

The term comes from the ancient Macedonian Empire, famous for integrating diverse peoples and cultures within a single territory—a metaphor that French gastronomy adapted in the 18th century to describe varied mixtures of ingredients. Unlike a common fruit salad, fruit macedonia has a distinctive feature: the maceration time, which allows the pieces of fruit to release their natural juices and meld their flavors, resulting in a juicy preparation.