Simple Fresh Fruit Medley Food

SPECIAL SUMMER BERRY MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, bring wine and sugar to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for about 15 minutes or until reduced to 1/2 cup, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly. Stir in the lemon juice and zest, vanilla and salt. , In a large bowl, combine berries and mint. Add syrup and toss gently to coat. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

EASY FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• Toss fruit with reserved orange liquid.
• Spoon evenly into 6 individual serving bowls; top each with 2 Tbsp. of the whipped topping.

FRUIT MEDLEY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oranges, peaches, pineapple and marshmallows. In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, yogurt and sugar until smooth; pour over fruit and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

GLAZED FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, mix the orange juice, sugar and cornstarch until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a small bowl; cool slightly. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours., Just before serving, combine the fruit in a large serving bowl. Drizzle with orange juice mixture; toss gently to coat.

FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pie filling and canned fruits. Cover and refrigerate. Stir in banana just before serving.

FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingrediants; cover and refridgerate overnight.
• Just before serving, fold in the blueberries, cherries and bananas; gently toss.

FALL FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• In tightly covered container, shake dressing ingredients until well mixed. Shake again before pouring over fruits.
• In large bowl, toss dressing with orange, pineapple and grapes. Cover; refrigerate up to 24 hours. Just before serving, stir in apples.

MEDLEY OF SUMMER FRUITS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the two wines, sugar and vanilla pod to the boil. Put the mint and basil in the centre of a small piece of muslin and tie with string to make a bag, then add to the pan with a few turns of freshly ground black pepper.
• Remove from heat and leave to come to room temperature. Remove muslin bag, add raspberries and the melon balls. Chill for at least 4 hrs.
• About 2 hrs before you intend to serve the fruits, add the strawberries and wild strawberries, if using, to the syrup. Serve in a large serving bowl or four individual bowls. Pour about 2 tbsp of the pink Champagne over just before serving.

NUTTY FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the apples, grapes, banana and walnuts.
• In a snall bowl combine mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, lemon juice and salt; pour over fruit mixture and toss gently to coat.

SIMPLE FRESH FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• Prepare glaze first so it can be cooling while you prepare the fruit.
• In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, and honey. Grate the zest from the two lemons or limes. Add the zest to the pan. Juice one of the lemons or limes, being careful to get all the juice you can squeeze from it-if the lemon or lime is small, then go ahead and juice the second one also. Add the juice to the pan.
• Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over medium high heat. As soon as the mixture boils up to the point where it almost boils over, remove from heat and cool to room temperature. Strain the mixture into a container or jar. The syrup will be thin, but this is okay. It will coat the fruit easily.
• Add all fruit to a large serving bowl. Start by pouring 1/2 cup glaze onto fruit and toss. Add more glaze as desired. Cover and refrigerate Fruit Medley until ready to serve.

FROZEN FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• Drain canned fruits, reserving 1 cup combined syrup.
• Cook syrup and sugar over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients including syrup together.
• Using about 2 cups at a time, place mixture in blender.
• Cover and puree until smooth but slightly chunky.
• Pour into another large bowl.
• Repeat until all fruit is processed.
• When all is blended, stir together in the large bowl.
• Line 30 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Ladle fruit into paper cups.
• Freeze until solid.
• When frozen, turn over muffin tins and punch out cups with your thumbs.
• Place cups in freezer bags and store in freezer.
• Remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving to use as a salad or dessert, or eat frozen.

CURRIED FRUIT MEDLEY

Steps:

• Pour,and arrange fruit in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Combine brown sugar and curry and stir well.
• Sprinkle over fruit and dot with margarine.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and bubbly around edges.