Chilled Fruit Starter With Spicy Salsa

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (600 g) bag europe's best caribbean treasure frozen fruit, defrosted
• 1 cup fruit juice (mango, apple, pineapple or orange)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice or 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup or 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 cup finely diced cucumber
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped (or cilantro or parsley)
• 1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno pepper
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 starter: in a blender or food processor, purã©e fruit (in batches if necessary). add fruit juice, lemon juice and maple syrup. add extra juice if thinner consistency is desired. transfer to pitcher or bowl. cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 2 salsa: in a bowl, combine cucumber, dill, pepper and lime juice.
• 3 assembly: stir soup. serve in chilled bowls, or glasses. garnish with salsa.
• 4 make ahead: soup can be prepared, covered and refrigerated up to one day ahead.
• 5 tips: for an alternate garnish, top each serving with chilled yogurt or sour cream, fresh blueberries, and shredded fresh mint.
• 6 the starter portion of the recipe can also be used as a dessert sauce.
• 7 recipe can also be halved.