Fresh Fruit Salsa!

 

We were having pavlova for dessert, and I was after something different to go on top of it! My husband doesn't eat fruit, Leggy only eats some, Pops eats it like it's going out of style, and I love it all! So my love for fruit outweighed the others dislike, and so I decided to make a fresh fruit salsa.

You will need:

250g Strawberries

110g Caster Sugar

1/4 cup water (60ml)

Juice of 4 small or 2 large limes

1 Kiwi

1 medium sized green apple

1 banana

Cut up half of the strawberries into about 8 pieces, and add them into a saucepan with the sugar, half the lime juice and the water. Cook on a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and you can smell the strawberry aroma coming out of the pot - about 5 or so minutes.

This is it about 3/4 of the way through

Once it has reached that point, take it off the heat, let it cool slightly, and then strain the strawberries out of the syrup.

You need to let it cool before you add anything to it, so you can speed up the process by either putting it in the fridge or freezer.

Cut up your remainding strawberries, kiwi, apple and banana into small pieces, about 1cm cubes, and set aside in a bowl.

When the syrup has cooled down, take it out of the fridge/freezer and taste it! It will most likely be VERY SWEET! This is where your extra lime(s) comes in. Quarter by quarter add the juice in, stir and taste. It may be a little bit tart (sour), but remember you are adding it to the sweetness of the fruit, so a little bit tart is ok.

Mix in the fruit, and then you can set aside in the fridge til you are ready to use it!

Spoon over the top of pavlova, use on top of ice cream, or even add lemonade (and some vodka?) and make a punch...

It really is easy and quick to make, and think of other fruits you can add - Pineapple? Mango? Passionfruit?

Happy Baking!

Rach xx

*When I made it I made double the sugar syrup I have recommended here - it worked, but was too much for the fruit I made. So you can easily double it - just make sure you are adding the lime to your taste still!
** After making this I am debating as to whether I shouldn't have peeled the apple - not so much for taste, but to add some colour to the overall look of the salsa... up to you!