Gingered Winter Fruit Medley Recipes

Steps:

• Place cinnamon sticks and cloves on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag., In a large saucepan, combine the orange juice, raisins, brown sugar, salt and ginger. Add spice bag; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes. Add fruit; simmer for 3 minutes. Discard spice bag. Serve fruit warm or cold with a slotted spoon.

Steps:

• Whisk together the lime juice, honey or agave nectar and ginger in a small bowl.
• Cut away the peel and white pith from the grapefruit. The easiest way to do this is to cut the ends off, then stand on one end and cut away strips of skin and pith at the same time. Hold the grapefruit over your serving bowl and cut the sections away from the membranes that separate them. Place in the bowl.
• Peel, core and dice the pears. Add to the grapefruit. Add the grapes, dates, pomegranate seeds and chia seeds. Stir the lime-ginger marinade and toss with the fruit. Chill for 30 minutes or longer and toss again.
• Sprinkle the coconut over the top and serve.

Steps:

• Drain canned fruits, reserving 1 cup combined syrup.
• Cook syrup and sugar over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• In a large bowl, mix all ingredients including syrup together.
• Using about 2 cups at a time, place mixture in blender.
• Cover and puree until smooth but slightly chunky.
• Pour into another large bowl.
• Repeat until all fruit is processed.
• When all is blended, stir together in the large bowl.
• Line 30 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Ladle fruit into paper cups.
• Freeze until solid.
• When frozen, turn over muffin tins and punch out cups with your thumbs.
• Place cups in freezer bags and store in freezer.
• Remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving to use as a salad or dessert, or eat frozen.

Steps:

• Place fruit in a large bowl.
• In 1-qt saucepan stir together all dressing ingredients.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until dressing is thickened (3 to 5 min.).
• Let stand 5 minutes.
• Pour dressing over fruit; toss to coat.
• Chill 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Place vegetables in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the butter, sage and garlic; drizzle over vegetables. Cover and bake at 375° for 40-50 minutes or until tender.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients; cover and refrigerate overnight. Just before serving, fold in the blueberries, cherries and bananas; gently toss.