Spiced infused fruit salad

How to make Spiced infused fruit salad recipe

Serves 6

Preparation time 15 minutes, Cooking time 5 minutes

Ingredients:
1 vanilla pod
175 ml (6 fl oz) water
2½ tablespoons caster sugar
1 small hot red chilli, halved and deseeded
4 clementines
2 peaches
½ cantaloupe melon, deseeded
75 g (3 oz) blueberries

Method:
Use the tip of a small, sharp knife to score the vanilla pod lengthways through to the centre.

Put the measurement water and sugar in a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved. Add the vanilla pod and chilli and heat gently for a further 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool while you prepare the fruit.

Remove the peel from the clementines and slice the flesh. Stone and slice the peaches. Cut the melon flesh into small chunks, removing and discarding the skin.

Put the prepared fruit and blueberries into a serving dish and mix together, then pour over the warm syrup, Serve immediately decorated with the chilli and half a vanilla pod (discard just before eating), or cover and chill until ready to serve.

For classic Italian fruit salad, mix together 500 ml (17 fl oz) good-quality, freshly squeezed orange juice and the grated rind of 1 lemon in a large bowl.

Halve, stone and slice 2 peaches, peel, core and slice 1 pear and deseed and slice ½ small melon, discarding the skin, and add to the bowl with 150 g (5 oz) halved seedless red grapes. Stir in 3 tablespoons cherry liqueur and 3 tablespoons caster sugar, then chill until ready to serve.

Spiced infused fruit salad