Marinated Fruits Dessert

We had an early celebration of the mooncake festival last night at my sis place. My sister-in-law prepared a huge tub of the marinated mixed fruits salad to the party; they were well received by all the guests. Since I love them so much and had ate a huge portion, I thought I should try to make some as she had shared the recipe in her blog.

These marinated mixed fruits consists of Chinese pear, guavas, red and green apples which are so refreshing when served chilled! They can be served as either an appetizer or a salad!

To enhance the refreshing taste, I have added 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and minced some lemon zest so that it has a stronger citrus flavor imparts to these marinated fruits.

One will not regret after having tried them, despite the much cutting and slicing during the preparation.

Ingredients (Serve 8-10) 2 large guavas 2 green apples 3 red apples 1 large Chinese pear 2 pkts preserved mandarin peel (15g each) 2 chillies 10 calamansi or limes some lemon juice some lemon zest Methods 1. In a small pail of water, squeeze some lemon juice into it and set aside, for the sliced fruits. 2. Peel and seed both the guavas and Chinese pear. Seed the apples and sliced all fruits to approx 2mm thickness. Soak them in the pail of water,to prevent browning. 4. Minced or chopped the mandarin peel thinly. 5. Remove the seeds of the chili, chop or slice them into tiny stripes. 6. Obtain the calamansi juice and chop up 1 calamansi. 7. Drained and mix all fruits, mandarin peels, calamansi and its juice, lemon juice, lemon zest and chilies together. Toss to mix well. 8. Transfer into a container with cover, store in fridge for 4 to 6 hrs or longer. 9. Serve chilled.