MAKES: 4 SERVINGS • DIFFICULTY: easy
This is an easy, elegant, and fun way to enjoy fresh fruit. Mix and match the types of fruit depending on what’s in season.
2 cups blackberries
½ teaspoon blended peeled lemon (see here)
Date sugar
1 cup hulled strawberries or raspberries
½ pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into 1½-inch chunks
1 cup seedless red grapes
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and quartered
3 plums or peaches, halved, pitted, and cut into 1½-inch chunks
In a food processor or blender, combine the blackberries, lemon, and date sugar to taste, and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate the coulis until needed.
Thread one piece of each type of fruit onto a skewer, adding additional fruit, depending on the length of your skewers. Arrange the skewered fruit on a platter and serve with the coulis, either drizzled on the fruit or served on the side in small bowls.
Berries aren’t just one of the most important foods you can eat—they’re also one of the most delicious. I buy big bags of them frozen so I never have to worry about whether or not they’re in season. I even started growing them. The elderberry bush in our backyard is now taller than I am. The healthiest common fresh berries are probably blackberries, but I’m always on the lookout for local pick-your-own black raspberries.