Best Chilled Mixed Fruit Recipes

CHILLED MIXED BERRY SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the berries, apple juice, water, sugar, lemon juice and nutmeg. Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 20 minutes or until berries are softened. Strain, reserving juice. Press berry mixture through a fine meshed sieve; discard seeds. Add pulp to reserved juice; cover and refrigerate until chilled. , Place berry mixture in a food processor or blender; add yogurt. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into bowls.

BLENDED FRUIT CHILLER

Steps:

• Place half of each ingredient in a blender; cover and process until blended. Repeat. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.

CHILLED MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely., Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding fruit over a bowl to catch juices, remove grapefruit sections by cutting along the membrane. Repeat with oranges., Place lemon juice, sugar syrup, citrus sections and reserved juices in a large bowl; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight. Stir in remaining fruit; refrigerate, covered, 1 hour longer.

CHEESE THREE WAYS: HOT, COLD AND CRISPY WITH MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• To make the gelato: In a large pot, heat the milk and cream over medium heat to 104 degrees F. Add the sugar, the dextrose and stabilizer, if using, and pepper and heat to 130 degrees F. Add the taleggio and heat to 185 degrees F. Refrigerate until chilled and freeze in an ice cream machine. Transfer the gelato to a container and freeze for 2 hours to set, or else prepare and freeze a day ahead.
• To make the frico basket: Have ready a pair of tongs and a couple of small ramekins for molding the baskets. Set a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Evenly sprinkle enough Parmesan in the pan to form a 4-inch diameter circle. When the cheese begins to color slightly, peel it off with tongs, drape it over an upside-down ramekin, and press down the sides before the cheese hardens to form a basket. Repeat 8 times.
• To make the hot gorgonzola: Put the cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in a microwave oven on high heat, for 1-minute intervals, until the cheese is runny.
• To serve: Arrange some of the dried fruit around the sides of a small bowl. Put 1 scoop of gelato in the middle, drizzle some extra-virgin olive oil on top, and grind on some black pepper. Top with a frico basket and fill it with hot gorgonzola.

QUICK FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• If using strawberries, hull, halve or quarter to make them a similar size to the other berries. Tip all the fruits into a large pan with 2-3 tbsp water, sugar to taste and your choice of flavourings.
• Bring to the boil then simmer for 3-5 mins. Don't overcook, or the fruits will not hold their shape. Keeps in the fridge for up to 2 days, in the freezer for up to 3 months.

CHILLED FRUIT CUPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, prepare pineapple juice concentrate according to package directions. Add orange juice concentrate, water, sugar, lemon juice and fruit. Spoon 3/4 cup mixture into each plastic cup. Place cups in a pan and freeze. Remove from the freezer 40-50 minutes before serving.