fruit

the ultimate fruit salad

servings
4

method

Pineapple mint is great in all sorts of desserts, in antipasto, for marinating or with lamb. Try it chopped and sprinkled over ripe melon for a refreshing summer dessert.

Place the sugar and a teacup of water in a saucepan and heat up. Stir until the sugar dissolves. For a fuller flavour, add half a bunch of whole pineapple mint stems to the hot syrup and leave to infuse until cool.

When the syrup has cooled down, remove the stems and add the peeled and chopped fruit. Chill well and add half a bunch of picked pineapple mint leaves.

ingredients

• 200g caster sugar
• 1 teacup of water
• optional: a bunch of pineapple mint, finely chopped
• 1kg of mixed fruit, like melon, pineapple, green seedless grapes, lychees, Granny Smith apples, strawberries, blueberries or cherries

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1. by cheryl on Fri 23 Dec 2011 @ 23:55

Hi, I grow pineapple mint in my garden. I live in NZ. It is so easy to grow and has red flowers. It makes a refreshing drink as well.

2. by Siobhan on Mon 14 Nov 2011 @ 08:51

mmmmmmmmm

3. by bishy on Wed 21 Sep 2011 @ 14:10

heyya il bat yous

4. by sumea on Sun 17 Jul 2011 @ 16:33

I want to make the fruit salad but doesn't have all ingredients with me , can you use sonme of them and not all ? can i change the recipe and use the syrup ?

5. by jill on Fri 17 Jun 2011 @ 21:11

i love fresh fruit salad but when i make it the fruit gets soggy and not so crisp as yours looks,

6. by madushan on Mon 13 Jun 2011 @ 09:57

this is beautiful shizz guys well done jamie your my hero

7. by emma hanson on Fri 20 May 2011 @ 12:07

hi i mean sereosly i am not a fruit and veg type of girl but wow when my mam give me that to day wow it was just amazing thank you jamiy you do come p with some good recipies look forward to trying it again xx

8. by Keith on Wed 18 May 2011 @ 15:56

Im Keith lemon That Looks Bang Tidy

9. by Shanaz on Sun 27 Mar 2011 @ 11:01

just looking at it make me hungry

10. by aurah on Sat 14 Aug 2010 @ 03:45

just looking at the colors and freshnes of that fruit salad has me salivating while I am huddled over the heater in Australia's winter in Victoria.

11. by Sharon on Sun 06 Sep 2009 @ 02:39

Bert if you are from Vancouver BC you can get creme fraiche and double cream at Gourmet Warehouse, Bosa, Urban Fare, Capers, selected Save on Foods, and Safeway.
If you are really in pinch you can make your own creme fraiche. a little tricky but it can be done. Good luck!

12. by bert from vancouver on Wed 08 Jul 2009 @ 20:24

Where do you get pineapple mint from ? I cant even get double cream in Vancouver or creme fraiche, Jamie could you come to Vancouver and educate them here please.I love watching you over here.

13. by Pickly gel on Mon 29 Jun 2009 @ 21:21

This is amazing! What a refreshing Idea. A real taste of summe

14. by Ella on Mon 29 Jun 2009 @ 12:05

MINT IS DISGUSTING

15. by Ella Rogers on Mon 29 Jun 2009 @ 12:03

this is lovely.

16. by gabbby on Mon 15 Jun 2009 @ 13:50

thanks for sharing this recipe, really helpeed me in school!
because i had to make a fruit salad in school! soo i used this one
thank youu
gabrielle tudor x

17. by Shin on Wed 29 Apr 2009 @ 17:48

Shared this with my colleagues on my birthday and they were blown away!
The aroma of the lychee really made a huge difference :)
Thanks for sharing!!

18. by Rosie :) on Mon 20 Apr 2009 @ 11:32

wow Jamie its a good recipe!

19. by Roz on Sun 22 Mar 2009 @ 17:34

Pukka, cheers for the recipe, Mum'll love it!
xx

20. by kayleigh =] on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 13:43

NOOOO this is gross i love u jamie but this recipe is not very nice....sorry xx

21. by kaylee on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 13:40

i used this for my gcse coursework very simple and got me a good grade =] thanks for your help jamieee xxxx

22. by Elena on Sun 22 Feb 2009 @ 19:59

I love you food jamie! Began cooking when is 12 when I got your book as a present and loved it ever since! I wish you could help the school food situation in Sweden :(. Keep cooking and how wonderful that you are putting pressure on food companies..keep it up! ^^

23. by emily on Mon 09 Feb 2009 @ 10:30

best food yet jamie!!! in my primary school you sighned a picture of youre self!!! it was at falconride. you may not remember tho :D keep cookin!!

24. by Lydia on Tue 03 Feb 2009 @ 13:25

wow
jamiiee that sounds nice i think ill make it.
:D

Big Fan, Big Fan x

25. by Marie on Fri 21 Nov 2008 @ 08:27

wow
I'll try it!
Thanks, Jamie :)

26. by sophieSUICIDE on Mon 06 Oct 2008 @ 11:42

oo i love your cooking
:):):):)
LOL
hows it going jammiieee :)
x

27. by sophieSUICIDE on Mon 06 Oct 2008 @ 11:32

sayfe jamie :)

28. by SUE BUTTERWORTH on Fri 09 May 2008 @ 19:17

Hello!

Can you please tell me where I can source La Fiamente tinned tomatoes as mentioned in one of JOs recipies?

Ta

Sue Butterworth

29. by Ellie on Fri 09 May 2008 @ 11:44

Hiiya.x I want to make nice chocolate muffins but everytime i make them they are heavy and Do not look like muffins. How do i make them light and more cake like ? x

30. by Dan on Tue 06 May 2008 @ 10:04

hello your recipes are sooooooooooo fantastic wat would it do to my body if i lived on them

your sincearly
Dan

31. by con on Tue 06 May 2008 @ 10:00

i really like your recipes ive been cooking them all week and they were delicios

32. by Dan on Tue 06 May 2008 @ 09:59

ite dom wuu2 hellooooooooo taila

33. by taila&abi on Tue 06 May 2008 @ 09:59

imnot very good bt abi is okies

wb lov yew

34. by Dom on Tue 06 May 2008 @ 09:58

Hey Im Gd Ty Yuu Lmao xx Wb Ly...xox

35. by Dom on Tue 06 May 2008 @ 09:54

Hey i Really Like Your Food But You Could Make Healthy Food More Intresting, So More Young Kids Can Be Healthy And Not Fat!!! . Thank You Dom.

36. by Ron Rumball on Mon 05 May 2008 @ 18:40

Jamie;
I thoroughly enjoy your segments on the Food Channel and your home page.
Where could I locate your strawberries and rice pudding recipe?
Keep on a cookin

Enjoy each day;
Ron

37. by Jose Luis on Mon 05 May 2008 @ 16:00

Hi Jamie,
It´s a honor to be a Chef, and i've been working for that in the last years.
It´s a pleasure to see you on the Tv and I also said to my trainnes to whatching you and your program, because there are always lots of things to learn.
I hope if you came soon to Portugal that you came to visit me.

38. by Ann on Fri 02 May 2008 @ 17:54

Hi Jamie,
I'm from Surinam (South America), I love to watch your program, but sad to say most of the ingredients cannot be found here.
I would love to try out your recipies.
Can you help me ?
It would be great if those products can be imported.

39. by james on Wed 30 Apr 2008 @ 16:11

hey cani like just cut pinapple up and add mint leaves to it?? thats more simple..and sorry if ther is summit called pinapple mint, im like year 10 catering and need a healthy desert and im not quite up to scratch withh all the fruits that i can cook with yet ^_^ :):)

40. by Axel Ronnholm on Wed 30 Apr 2008 @ 15:16

Oh my god.......Lovley food. That´s all I can say. Best Wishes Jamie :D

41. by Oliver Matthews on Wed 20 Feb 2008 @ 13:11

I dont like this!! it duz not even taste gud!! OMG its nasty!! hahahahahaha

42. by mohsin on Wed 23 Jan 2008 @ 10:59

COOOOOOOL food

43. by Julz - Aus on Sat 19 Jan 2008 @ 01:04

I'm wondering whether there is recipe similar to this that might be easier and could be an option for breakfast? I'm stuck for brekkie and i need something fresh and healthy.

44. by James - NZ on Sat 10 Nov 2007 @ 23:53

You could try apple mint, seeing as pineapple mint is a cultivar of apple mint.

45. by kristina on Sat 10 Nov 2007 @ 00:28

Hi,
I am too in New Zealand and have never heard of Pineapple mint... If its not obtainable here what can be used in place of this?

46. by sam beirne on Thu 11 Oct 2007 @ 02:35

i just wanted to ask a question ,where would i find pineapple from ?can i get it from new zealand ? thanks

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