fruit salad recipe | fruit salad with ice cream | fruit salad dressing with detailed photo and video recipe. a popular and healthy dish prepared with the concoction of various fruits and dry fruits. it is generally served as an appetizer or as dessert and can be served with or without ice cream. it can be a favourite dessert recipe amongst kids who generally avoid eating fruit and dry fruits.
as i mentioned previously, there are numerous ways to prepare this simple dish of fruit salad recipe. i have adopted a sauce based which is basically a banana smoothie and mixed with saffron-coloured milk which makes it very similar to fruit custard recipe. i personally like fruit salad with ice cream this way and i prepare it quite often. nevertheless, the basic way is to combine all the fruits without any fruit sauce or juice and serve it as is and optionally with ice cream toppings. perhaps this could be the widely practised fruit salad recipe but i personally feel it pale and less interesting. but certainly can be prepared within minutes, no cooking and hence it is completely up to you and your situation.
the recipe for fruit salad with ice cream is extremely simple, yet some suggestions and variations to it. firstly, the choice of fruits is completely open-ended and any locally available fruits can be used. if you are serving to kids, try to use different coloured fruits to make it more attractive. secondly, i have used honey for the extra sweetness which is completely optional and can be ignored if you do not wish too. alternatively, use powdered sugar if you prefer to make it sweeter or using sour fruits. lastly, you can easily vary the fruit salad topping by adding choice of ice creams. you can easily explore it with butterscotch, chocolate and also jellies.
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fruit salad recipe | fruit salad with ice cream | fruit salad dressing
Ingredients
- 3 banana, ripened
- 1 cup milk, chilled
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tbsp saffron milk / kesar milk
- ¼ cup grapes, chopped
- 5 strawberry, chopped
- ¼ cup mango, chopped
- ¼ cup orange, chopped
- 2 tbsp raspberry
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
- ¼ cup apple, chopped
- 1 tbsp almonds / badam, chopped
- 1 tbsp cashew / kaju, chopped
- 6 scoop vanilla ice-cream, for serving
- 1 tbsp pistachios / pista
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- firstly, in a large blender take 3 banana and 1 cup milk.
- blend banana to a smooth puree.
- transfer the banana puree to a large bowl.
- add ¼ cup honey and 2 tbsp saffron milk.
- also add 1½ cup of a variety of chopped fruits like grapes, strawberry, mango, orange, raspberry, pomegranate seeds and apple.
- further add dry fruits like almonds, cashew and pistachios.
- additionally, add 1 tsp vanilla extract and mix well to a smooth creamy consistency.
- transfer to a serving jar and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- finally, garnish with pomegranate seeds, honey and serve fruit salad.
how to make fruit salad with step by step photo:
- firstly, in a large blender take 3 banana and 1 cup milk.
- blend banana to a smooth puree.
- transfer the banana puree to a large bowl.
- add ¼ cup honey and 2 tbsp saffron milk.
- also add 1½ cup of a variety of chopped fruits like grapes, strawberry, mango, orange, raspberry, pomegranate seeds and apple.
- further add dry fruits like almonds, cashew and pistachios.
- additionally, add 1 tsp vanilla extract and mix well to a smooth creamy consistency.
- transfer to a serving jar and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- finally, garnish with pomegranate seeds, honey and serve fruit salad.
notes:
- firstly, add fruits of your choice like chikku, green grapes and pineapple.
- also, banana puree oxidises and turns slightly dark. so serve immediately.
- additionally, add sugar or increase honey for more sweetness.
- finally, fruit salad without custard powder tastes great when served with ice cream.