Fruit salad with aromatic syrup
4 servings
30 minutes
Fruit salad with aromatic syrup is an elegant blend of fresh berries and fruits soaked in a rich spiced syrup. This dessert is inspired by Italian traditions that value the harmony of flavors and aromas. The syrup infused with vanilla, lemon zest, star anise, cardamom, and rose petals gives the fruits a refined touch. The light tartness of currants and rhubarb contrasts beautifully with the sweetness of blackberries and raspberries, while pink and Sichuan pepper add spicy notes. This salad is perfect as a refreshing summer dessert or a finishing touch to an elegant dinner. It can be served with ice cream or soft cream for a sophisticated gastronomic delight.
1
In a medium-sized pot, bring sugar and 2 cups of water to a boil. Stir the mixture to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add the pod to the water along with lemon zest, star anise, juniper berries, Sichuan pepper, pink peppercorns, rose petals, and lavender. Let it sit for 20-25 minutes for the spices to infuse their aroma into the syrup. Strain through a fine sieve into a medium bowl. Discard the spices. Cool the syrup until cold.
- Sugar: 0.3 glass
- Vanilla pod: 0.5 piece
- Lemon zest: 3 pieces
- Anise (star anise): 1 piece
- Juniper berries: 5 piece
- Sichuan pepper: 1 teaspoon
- Pink pepper: 1 teaspoon
- Lavender flowers: 0.3 glass
2
Can be prepared in advance: syrup can be made 4 days before dessert preparation. Store in the refrigerator.
3
Beautifully arrange the apple, pear, strawberry, rhubarb, currant, blackberry, and raspberry in shallow plates. Pour with the prepared syrup. Garnish with star anise, cardamom, pink pepper, vanilla, and pink petals.
- Apple: 1 piece
- Pears: 1 piece
- Strawberry: 6 g
- Rhubarb stems: 0.3 piece
- Blackcurrant: 100 g
- Blackberry: 190 g
- Raspberry: 180 g
- Cardamom: 3 pieces
- Pink pepper: 1 teaspoon
- Vanilla pod: 0.5 piece
- Lavender flowers: 0.3 glass