Fruit Salad

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Fruit salad (also called Macedonia) is a dish consisting of various kinds of fruit, served in a liquid, either in their own juices or a syrup. In different forms fruit salad can be served as an appetizer, a side-salad, or a dessert. When served as an appetizer or as a dessert, a fruit salad is also known as a fruit cocktail. It must have a minimum of three fruits to make it a fruit salad.

Small cups of fruit salad are commonly served for dessert in American public schools. In many cases it is the only dessert offered.

Ingredients:

Peaches

Nectarines

Pluots

Cherries

Strawberries

Blueberries

1 cup crème fraiche

Procedure:

1. Wash the fruits thoroughly. Remove the pits from the cherries and cut them in half. 

2. Cut all the other fruits in small pieces.

3. In the bowl of a standard mixer fitted with the whisk, beat the crème fraiche with one to two tablespoons of sugar. 

4. In a large bowl, mix the fruits with the whipped crème fraiche or place alternating layers of fruits and crème fraiche in short glasses or bowls.

You can use other available fruits at your place depending on the season. Enjoy!