Bergamot Fresh Fruit Salad With Scented Pelargonium Leaves Food

FRESH FRUIT AND MINT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and dice the mango or papaya, and put in a medium bowl. Trim the strawberries' stems and half or quarter, if large. Add to the bowl of fruit. Peel and dice the kiwi, add to bowl. Peel and slice the bananas, add to bowl.
• Cut the top and bottom off the oranges just deep enough to expose the inner fruit. Following the curve of the fruit cut the skin and pith off the orange in panels. Holding the orange over the bowl cut between the membranes to free the citrus segments. Let them fall into the bowl as they are cut free. By hand, squeeze all the juice from the remaining membrane over the fruit, then discard. Repeat with the other orange.
• Lightly stir the honey and Grand Marnier, if using, into the fruit. Strip the mint leaves off the stem, tear, or chop into smaller pieces, and stir into the fruit salad. Add the berries and set aside for 10 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Serve.
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BERGAMOT FRESH FRUIT SALAD WITH SCENTED PELARGONIUM LEAVES

Steps:

• Syrup: Put the sugar, water, orange juice and bergamot leaves into a pan over a low heat and stir occasionally until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes or until the syrup has reduced by half.
• Discard the bergamot leaves and then add the blackcurrants and allow to simmer for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• When cool, stir in the strawberries and raspberries and put in to a decorative glass dish. Decorate with the bergamot flowers and scented pelargonium leaves. Serve with cream, sorbet or crème fraiche.
• NOTE - RZ will not allow me to add these, scented pelargonium leaves, please use these to decorate the fruit salad!

BERGAMOT RICE SALAD

Steps:

• Simmer rice in a pan of boiling water for 25 - 30 minutes until soft, then drain.
• Place the sliced mushrooms in a frying pan with the olive oil and cook gently for 4 minutes.
• Add the bergamot leaves and olives and mix together.
• Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Add the cooked rice to the mushrooms and other ingredients and toss together.
• Mix in the bergamot petals.