#fruit-salad

#fruit-salad

For the occasion, people wish each other a happy, healthy, sweet New Year. To highlight this wish, cooks in many households accent their holiday menus with sweet ingredients. Apple slices dipped in honey are the traditional beginning to the Rosh Hashanah dinner. On the second day of the holiday, a popular custom is to serve seasonal or exotic fruits; this year we plan to embellish ours with a sprinkling of a sweet Middle Eastern mixture made of sesame seeds toasted with nuts.

Tajín seasoning, a blend of chile peppers, lime, and sea salt, adds a burst of tangy zestiness and vibrant color to fruit salads, making them refreshing and hydrating.

To get the best bite out of your fruit salad every time, approach it like a chopped salad, cutting fruits to sizes that blend well together.

This has been a family favorite, featuring a lively mix of tart apples, crisp celery, sweet raisins, and crunchy walnuts, making it a delightful dessert.

Freshly squeezed lemon juice packs acidity, which is the key element that will keep your next fruit salad in its prime. The acidity slows down the oxidation of the fruit as it waits to be served at your picnic or dinner party.

Overmixing a fruit salad leads to broken fruits, releases juices prematurely, and creates a soggy salad. The goal is to maintain distinct textures and appearances.

When drizzled onto or mixed into fruit salad, honey creates a light coating on the fruit pieces that slows down oxidation. This effective barrier helps lock in the fruit's natural moisture.