Oranges and Pineapple with Orange-Flower Water and Mint

This is one of my family’s favourite fruit salads, fresh pineapples and oranges combined with some flavours of the Middle East.

I’ve made this many times so have tweaked the recipe a little…….I use the entire pineapple and section/supreme (not just cube) the 5 oranges (don’t forget to squeeze the excess juice over the fruit), and add only about 1 tbsp of sugar, just enough to get fruit juices flowing to make a nice syrup.

Allowing the ingredients to blend for only 1 hour isn’t enough time for the syrup to become infused with the clove and cinnamon flavours; even 6 hours produces only the subtlest of flavours. I don’t mind the speckles so I add a pinch each of ground cloves and cinnamon instead of using the whole spice. I also add the chopped mint just before serving as it tends to discolour and sometimes adds a bitter flavour if it sits for too long.

Exotic and refreshing…..