Fruit Salad

1. . If using pomegranate, remove the arils first. I do this by placing halved pomegranates in a bowl of water and removing the arils in the water. 
2. Chop the nuts like 10 to 12 almonds, 10 to 12 cashews and 12 to 15 pistachios or any nuts that you prefer. (Feel free to lightly roast the nuts prior to chopping them for deeper flavor.)

3. Thoroughly rinse the fruits – 2 mangoes, 1 small papaya, 10 to 12 strawberries, 3 to 4 figs and 2 to 3 chikoo (a.k.a. sapota or sapodilla).

Remove and discard any seeds, stems or peels that are inedible. Chop all fruit into similarly sized pieces.

Peel and chop the 2 bananas when you have completed chopping all the other fruits. 

4. Add the chopped fruits to a mixing bowl. 

5.Add the pomegranate arils. 

6. Now add the chopped or sliced nuts like cashews, pistachios, almonds or walnuts.

7.Add honey, if using. (You can also opt to use vegan sweeteners like pomegranate molasses, date syrup, palm sugar, coconut sugar or maple syrup.)

Alternatively you can drizzle honey or maple syrup over the fruit salad while serving. You could also completely skip adding the sweetener.

We do not prefer any tangy citrus flavors in our fruit salads. Feel free to include a bit of lemon juice or orange juice if you like.

8.Gently mix the fruits very well.

9.Serve fruit salad immediately for best results. I usually like to garnish mine with a few sprigs of mint leaves (when I have a stock) or a few nuts. Enjoy!