Best Fruit Salad With Cardamom And Nutmeg Recipes

Cardamom-Flavored Fruit Salad (Salatat Al-Fawaakih) image

Provided by Engrossed

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 medium cantaloupe, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (2 lbs)
2 medium seedless oranges or 2 medium tangerines, peeled sectioned and sections cut in half
2 medium apples, peeled cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (I use Fuji)
1/2 cup seedless raisin (I use golden)
1/2 cup honey
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice or 1/4 cup orange juice

Steps:

Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine honey, water and cardamom and bring to a boil, stirring a few times simmer for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and cool completely.
When sauce is cooled- toss it together with the fruit and refrigerate until it's ready to be served.
Make sure to include some of the sauce with each serving!

Cardamom Citrus Fruit Salad image

Provided by Mercy

Categories Citrus

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 large ruby pink grapefruit
3 navel oranges (or a combination of naval oranges, blood oranges, mandarin orange or tangerines)
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

Steps:

Peel the fruit. Cut away the membranes of the individual segments with a sharp knife. Collect the peeled segments in a bowl.
Drain off any excess juice from the fruit into a small saucepan. Add the lime juice, honey, and cardamom to the saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes and then remove from heat and let cool to room temperature Pour over fruit mixture and gently fold in so that all the fruit is coated. Let stand for 15 minutes or chill until ready to serve.

Fruit Salad With Cardamom and Nutmeg image

Provided by Derf2440

Time 20m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 banana, sliced
1 apple, cored, quartered and sliced, do not peel (we like Macs)
1 grapefruit, peeled and cubed
1 (284 ml) can orange sections, in pear juice or 1 (284 ml) can water, no sugar added
1 (14 ounce) can peaches, sliced, in pear juice or 1 (14 ounce) can water, no sugar added
1 (14 ounce) can pineapple chunks or 1 (14 ounce) can pineapple slices, quartered, in pineapple juice, no sugar added
1/2 lime, juice of
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup fat free sour cream

Steps:

In a large bowl add banana, apple and grapefruit, gently stir to mix.
Add the orange segments and peaches with their juice.
Add the pineapple, reserve the juice.
Stir to mix.
Add enough of the pineapple juice to nearly cover all of the fruit; squeeze the lime juice over all and gently stir to mix.
Sprinkle the cardamom, through a sifter over all then grate the nutmeg over the fruit, add a pinch of salt; stir gently to mix.
Place the no fat sour cream in the centre on top of the fruit.
Cover lightly with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes or up to 1 hour.
Serve with a muffin or toast and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 147.5, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 1.9, Sodium 42.5, Carbohydrate 35.7, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 24.9, Protein 2.8