Comments on: winter fruit salad http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:27:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bethany http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-330491 Bethany Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:37:36 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-330491 Added some cracked cardamom pods to the syrup - just cause I love them. I did find that the pears got kind of mushy after soaking overnight. Does anyone have a remedy for this? Also, couldn't find dred figs - Trader Joe's was out, and bygod, I was not making a 3rd trip to the grocery store. So did dried cherries instead, which tasted great, but lost some of their color to the soaking process. All in all - the bridal shower loved it. Yum. Added some cracked cardamom pods to the syrup – just cause I love them. I did find that the pears got kind of mushy after soaking overnight. Does anyone have a remedy for this? Also, couldn’t find dred figs – Trader Joe’s was out, and bygod, I was not making a 3rd trip to the grocery store. So did dried cherries instead, which tasted great, but lost some of their color to the soaking process. All in all – the bridal shower loved it. Yum.

]]> By: Michellers http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-329453 Michellers Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:40:11 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-329453 Is the star anise dried, because that's all I could find--even though they looked really cool, I removed them prior to serving because I was afraid someone would take a bite. The salad was delicious, however, and would have been even better if I had remembered the pomegranate seeds that I had so carefully and painfully extracted. Is the star anise dried, because that’s all I could find–even though they looked really cool, I removed them prior to serving because I was afraid someone would take a bite. The salad was delicious, however, and would have been even better if I had remembered the pomegranate seeds that I had so carefully and painfully extracted.

]]> By: Kitty http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-325938 Kitty Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:36:51 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-325938 Sounds Delicious!!! Sounds Delicious!!!

]]> By: Pokhara http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-209244 Pokhara Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:54:42 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-209244 Hey very very thank you for the recipie. I loved the salad. Hey very very thank you for the recipie. I loved the salad.

]]> By: christie http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-205599 christie Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:03 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-205599 Made this for Thanksgiving -- I did not, in fact, find star anise, but I used 1.5 teaspoons of aniseed instead. It added a light anise flavor that (IMO) was a nice foil to the sweetness of the vanilla. I bet cinnamon sticks would have been great, too -- thanks, Tonia. Everyone LOVED this salad, and it was the only non-carb, non-sauced-up item on the table. I was glad to have a lighter option. Thank you, Deb! (FWIW, I used bulk dried apricots and dried Mission figs from the baking aisle.) Made this for Thanksgiving — I did not, in fact, find star anise, but I used 1.5 teaspoons of aniseed instead. It added a light anise flavor that (IMO) was a nice foil to the sweetness of the vanilla. I bet cinnamon sticks would have been great, too — thanks, Tonia. Everyone LOVED this salad, and it was the only non-carb, non-sauced-up item on the table. I was glad to have a lighter option. Thank you, Deb! (FWIW, I used bulk dried apricots and dried Mission figs from the baking aisle.)

]]> By: Amanda http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-205186 Amanda Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:29:33 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-205186 this salad was delicious! thanks so much for the recipe! this salad was delicious! thanks so much for the recipe!

]]> By: Cherie http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-204918 Cherie Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:50:09 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-204918 Looks great, sounds delicious...but honestly, where would I find "Turkish apricots"???? Looks great, sounds delicious…but honestly, where would I find “Turkish apricots”????

]]> By: becky http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-204050 becky Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:57:47 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-204050 Has anyone tried adding less sugar? Or negotiated the problem of not having a vanilla bean? Has anyone tried adding less sugar?

Or negotiated the problem of not having a vanilla bean?

]]> By: Tonia http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-203553 Tonia Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:32:56 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-203553 christie try a couple of cinnamon sticks instead of the star anise -- that's what I'm going to do as I'm not real big on licorice flavors! Thanks for the great pear recipe -- will add this to the thanksgiving meal! christie try a couple of cinnamon sticks instead of the star anise — that’s what I’m going to do as I’m not real big on licorice flavors! Thanks for the great pear recipe — will add this to the thanksgiving meal!

]]> By: christie http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/11/winter-fruit-salad/#comment-203284 christie Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:24:22 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-203284 Question: What if, at this late date, I can't get star anise in time for Thanksgiving? Or, um, if I am making fruit salad for a bunch of people whose fondness for strong licorice flavors is questionable at best? Can I leave the star anise out, or could you recommend a substitute? Question: What if, at this late date, I can’t get star anise in time for Thanksgiving? Or, um, if I am making fruit salad for a bunch of people whose fondness for strong licorice flavors is questionable at best? Can I leave the star anise out, or could you recommend a substitute?

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