Fruit Salad

Apart from being lactose intolerant, one of my daughters has gluten sensitivity so I have to carefully plan what I make for her. A few days ago, we bought some fresh fruits from the super market and it had been in the fridge ever since. I hadn't touched them because we went out of town for a couple of days. Personally I'm not a dessert person but coming back to a fridge full of fruits, I decided to do a fruit salad. Fruit salad is a combination of different fruits chopped into pieces and with a squeeze of lemon juice served chilled or served with whipped cream or ice cream. I love to eat my bowl of fruit salad just as it is without any accompaniment. It's an ideal dessert for the summer. I had a couple of mangoes, kiwi fruits, pears, apples, plums, mandarins and a medium sized papaya.My daughter was full of smiles when she figured out that she could enjoy the bowl of fruit salad without any guilty feelings.

Instructions
Wash and peel whatever fruits you have in your refrigerator
Cut into small bite size pieces (best if it's cut into the same size)
Toss them into a glass bowl
Squeeze in juice of a lemon
Chill for 2-3 hours so that  the fruits get well blended with its own juices
Serve into individual dessert cups and enjoy

My daughter and I ate it without any guilt

Fruits With Condensed Milk

The fruits we had bought from the market the other day were not sweet and juicy at all.They were just idling in the bowl.Back in my home town ,when they are not sweet to the palate,we drizzle dashes of pepper and salt and eat them as 'acharu' - a sinhalese term for pickle.But I knew it would definitely go to waste if I tried to make a bowl of acharu with these fruits.The only  alternative was to make a fruit salad and sweeten it with condensed milk.And that's what I did last evening.I just couldn't believe .The children  enjoyed it.I cut a few mandarin,apples,pears,bananas and grapes.I coated the fruits well with a tablespoon each of lemon juice and sugar.And kept it in the freezer for half an hour and served it with sweetened condensed milk. 

                                            A variety of fruits could be used in a fruit salad.

Fruit Salad

Fruit is a healthy food and recognized as a wholesome meal.Many eat fruits for breakfast or as a dessert after a meal.When my favourite fruits are in season I love to make fruit salad .At other times I use whatever fruits I have in my refrigerater.In my Home country  fruit salad is n’t complete without fruits like papaya,bananas pine apple and mangoes.The fruits you choose to make the salad should be fresh and  perfectly ripe. Most fruits are available throughout the year. Apples,grapes and pears also make mouthwatering fruit salads.The dressing for the fruit salad is a syrup made with sugar and water. The perfect touch  is to chill the salad well before serving. Children enjoy fruit salad with  a scoop of ice cream.

Mixed fruit Salad

2 oranges
2 mangoes
2 bananas
A small pine apple
For the dressing
½ lb sugar
¼ water

Method –
Clean and cut the fruits into small pieces.Mix it lightly in a salad bowl.Set aside in the refrigerator to chill. In the meantime, prepare the dressing. Boil the sugar and water until they turn into a syrup. Allow it to cool. Pour over the chilled fruits and enjoy.