Cherry and lemonade fruit salad
Cherry and lemonade fruit salad
SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK TIME 20 MINUTES
5 INGREDIENTS
225g fresh cherries
1⅔ cups (410ml) lemonade 2 teaspoons rosewater
500g strawberries
1½ teaspoons grated lemon rind and lemon slices, to serve, optional
1 Remove seeds from cherries. Place cherries in a large microwave-safe bowl with 1 cup (250ml) of the lemonade. Microwave on HIGH (100%) for 2 minutes or until cherries soften slightly, mashing fruit slightly with a fork halfway through cooking time. Stir in rosewater.
2 Slice strawberries into rounds; add to cherry mixture with rind. Spoon fruit salad into four small bowls or 1-cup dessert glasses; pour remaining lemonade among bowls. Serve immediately topped with lemon slices. Not suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave.
Raspberry lychee granita with co-yo ice-cream
SERVES 8 PREP AND COOK TIME 50 MINUTES (+ FREEZING TIME)
5 INGREDIENTS
500g coconut yoghurt
395g sweetened condensed milk
560g canned lychees in syrup
2 limes (130g)
250g raspberries (see Test Kitchen tips) PANTRY STAPLES salt
¼ cup (55g) white sugar
1 Whisk coconut yoghurt, condensed milk and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Pour mixture into an airtight container; freeze for 2 hours or until almost firm. Transfer to a food processor; process until smooth. Pour mixture back into container; freeze until firm.
2 Meanwhile, drain lychees; reserve syrup. Juice 1 lime; you will need 2 tablespoons juice.
3 Place sugar and reserved lychee syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to the boil. Stir until sugar dissolves. Remove pan from heat; cool.
4 Reserve 8 lychees and ½ cup raspberries to serve. Blend the remaining lychees and raspberries with lime juice and sugar syrup until pureed. Pour into a shallow container; freeze for 2 hours or until icy around the edges. Roughly break up mixture with a fork. Return to freezer, flaking mixture with a fork every hour until firm.
5 Remove rind from remaining lime with a zesting tool.
6 Serve granita and ice-cream with reserved lychees and raspberries; top with lime rind. Syrup suitable to microwave.