Friday, November 18, 2011

Persimmon and Pomegranate Fruit Salad


I have a thing for persimmons.  A love affair really.  If I lived far from an asian grocer, I'd probably have less of a love affair...I've seen persimmons at $1.50-2.00 EACH at the grocery store during the fall months.  What kills me about that is that in the fall these same persimmons can be purchased at the asian grocery for $ 1....a pound.  That's just crazy pricing difference.

Persimmons are hard to explain if you've never had one.  I like the round tomato shaped ones because they are ready to eat when crisp and then ripen into some even sweeter treat.  They never seem to last to the super soft sweet phase in my house though regardless of how much I buy because I eat them nonstop-- a shame really because I have tons of recipes that call for fully ripened persimmons.

And while I was picking up my weekly persimmon stash I came across some pomegranates at the asian grocer for $.69 a lb.  Crazy right?  So fully stocked on pomegranates and persimmons, I decided to throw together a fruit salad unlike regular 'ole fruit salads.  

Not really a recipe I know, but fruit sure is fantastic to look at.  Is there anything sexier than fresh produce?  



Persimmon and Pomegranate Fruit Salad

3 crisp persimmons
1 half small papaya
1 pomegranate
1 small banana
1 cup orange juice
1/2 lime

1. Cook OJ over medium high heat until reduced by half (could probably use concentrate really but I never have that around)  Add juice of half a lime.  Allow to cool.  If you like your food sweeter, you could add some honey as well.
2.  Dice banana and add to OJ and coat to prevent bananas from browning
3. Dice remaining fruit, pour bananas and OJ over and toss

9 comments:

Lila said...

what a lovely fruit salad and so different from the every day kind. We have tons of persimmons here in the south and I usually bake with them but I'll be giving this a try soon!

Lila said...

I am one of those people who do buy the persimmons in the grocery store for so much, but only because they are so good and remind me of home. I'm so excited that they are available at an asian market for so cheap! They look fantastic in this salad!

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Lila said...

Fruit salad is one of life's unsung dishes. I try to come up with new combos so my kids will keep eating it, and I love the persimmon in this. Will have to give this a try!

Lila said...

produce is quite sexy i agree. i went through some papaya cravings during my last pregnancy and my poor husband would search high and low for it, it's not the easiest fruit to find sometimes. he found it at a local mexican grocer and they also have some great deals on produce!

Lila said...

Good to have a fruit option with the holidays coming up!

Lila said...

So yummy looking!

Monica said...

I've never had a persimmon - might never have even seen one. But it sure looks yummy!

Lila said...

persimmons are my favorite fruit ever!