Macedonian Fruit Salad Recipes

ITALIAN FRUIT SALAD ALL YEAR ROUND

Steps:

• Wash and pat-dry all the fruit except for the bananas.
• Peel and cut apple into bite-size cubes.
• Do the same with peaches. There is no need to peel them, just remove the pit. Add them to a salad bowl.
• As soon as possible cover everything with 1/2 freshly squeezed lemon juice. This way they don't get brown.
• Peel and cut the bananas. Add to the salad bowl. Squeeze the remaining ½ of the lemon. Again, to keep the fruit from
• Peel and slice the orange. The best way is to cut off the top and cut off the bottom. Stand up the orange on either one of the flat sides. Start running the knife underneath the white skin of the orange all the way around until the orange is peeled. Now you can easily cut it in cubes.
• Add orange cubes to the salad bowl together with a few table spoons of brown sugar and a couple of fresh mint leaves if you have them.
• Taste and add more sugar or lemon juice to get the perfect balance of sweet& sour.
• Mix everything gently. Place in the fridge before serving.

SPANISH MACEDONIA TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel the papaya, pineapple, chirimoya, and mango. Be sure to cut off the "eyes" of the pineapple and seed the chirimoya.
• Cut the papaya, pineapple, and mango into bite-size pieces and place in a ceramic mixing bowl.
• Rinse the strawberries and remove the leaves (hull), then cut each into 4 pieces and place in the same bowl with the other fruit.
• Juice the orange and lemon and pour over fruit. Drizzle honey over fruit and mix thoroughly. Place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or until you are ready to serve.

MACEDONIAN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, chill.
• Serve.

FRUIT SALAD: MACEDONIA

Steps:

• Chop the strawberries and add to a large bowl with the blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Add the orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, if using, and mint. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to marinate for at least a couple of hours.

MACEDONIAN SALAD

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the eggplant cubes onto a lightly oiled baking tray, and roast in the oven about 15 minutes, or until tender enough so a fork can slide in easily. Remove from oven.
• 2) Meanwhile, combine the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, herbs, and lemon juice in a medium-sized bowl. Add the still-warm eggplant and stir. Cover, and let sit for at least 2 hours. (At this stage, it will keep in the refrigerator for several days.)
• 3) Add the remaining vegetables within an hour or two of serving. Serve garnished with olives and yogurt or crumbled feta cheese.