Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Fresh Fruit Crudite

(Click on the pic for a close up :) )
(My Aunt holding the Crudite )

Spring brings with it a bounty of beautiful fresh fruit and I like to enjoy it just as nature gifted it to us, pure and fresh! Making Fresh Fruit Crudite is the best way to enjoy fruits, I think. The French love their crudites and I took it a step further to make this beautiful Fresh Fruit Crudite. It makes a wonderful center piece and everyone is tempted to taste a few chunks of fruit, cannot think of a better way to get your dose of daily 5!!
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What is a Crudite?
Crudite is an arrangement of raw vegetables, usually served with some dip on the side.
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How does one make a crudite?
Select a wide pot/ceramic bowl. Line the bowl with a stiff sponge.
Keep a few chopsticks ready for use.
Melt your favorite chocolate in a pan.
Slice the oranges along the diameter.
Chop pineapple into rings.
Chop apples into slices.
String the grapes onto the chopsticks.
Dip strawberry into the chocolate & string it onto the chopsticks.
String all the fruits onto chopsticks.
Pierce the fruit laden chopsticks into the sponge, use your artistic side of the brain to come up with a nice arrangement for all the fruits you have!
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How does one eat the crudite :)
Just plonk a chunk of Fresh Fruit from the Crudite into your mouth, with or without whipped cream ;-)
Can be served for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner!
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I would like to send this over to Meeta for Monthly Mingle / Spring is in the air.


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This would make an excellent breakfast for Padmaja's WBB#11/Fresh Fruit.

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39 comments:

  1. FHMay 9, 2007 at 5:23 PM

    OMG!!! Richa,that's a riot of colors there girl.Beautiful and look almost unreal.Great entry for both and how easy to make!;D

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  2. SharmiMay 9, 2007 at 5:31 PM

    waaw what a colourful entry!! lovely and awesome. so many beautiful fruits!

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  3. SwapnaMay 9, 2007 at 5:47 PM

    These look gorgeous..It's as if all the fruits are playing Holi in the bowl:)

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  4. SuganyaMay 9, 2007 at 6:20 PM

    Hay that looks Gorgeous....Very colourfull one....

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  5. RichaMay 9, 2007 at 6:36 PM

    thanks asha! yup it is a riot of colors, everyone loved it and it was a topic of conversation ;-)

    thanks sharmi, glad you liked it so much. had fun making it.
    enjoy

    thanks swapna, that is a good simile, does look like holi :)
    enjoy...

    thanks sukanya, so glad you found it to be delightful! can use all the fruits you have.
    enjoy...

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  6. beeMay 9, 2007 at 6:43 PM

    you forgot one thing. for every piece of fruit, there needs to be 2 pieces of dark chocolate. ;-)

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  7. SigMay 9, 2007 at 7:14 PM

    Woweeeeeeee Richa, that looks so beautiful!!! What an array of colors there, almost too pretty to eat... Perfect spring plate....

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  8. musicalMay 9, 2007 at 7:29 PM

    Spring is here :) it looks so colorful, Richa! now that really is a good b'fast. but, well, me seconds bee :) thoda chocolate chahiye, bachha log ko ;)

    That picture is a total eye-candy, yaar :)

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  9. AnonymousMay 9, 2007 at 8:28 PM

    Thats a wonderful array of colourful fruits. Lovely entry

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  10. RichaMay 9, 2007 at 8:48 PM

    hey bee, LOL! nooooo, i did not forget the bitter choc, i was gonna' give u the 70% to go ;-)

    sig, that's true i was a bit misty eyed as the creation was getting over bite by bite :) heh!heh!

    haanji musical, bache logon ko choc jaroor milega, par pehle padhai khatam karo :) LOL!!
    this was fun putting together with my cuz! chalo changa thuannu pasand aaya :)
    hugs

    thanks sush! glad u liked it.
    enjoy.....

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  11. archanaMay 9, 2007 at 10:06 PM

    Richa you are too good.A very colouful and nice presentation of fruits. I had never seen anything like this . Wow !!Makes a good entry for the events :)
    BTW mala tujhi idea awadli puranpoli chi, karanji hee ee ..?

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  12. AnonymousMay 10, 2007 at 3:13 AM

    pretty!! pretty!! richa!! no....not you. the bowl with lots of colors. that is fruit bhandar. love it!

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  13. AlapanaMay 10, 2007 at 7:21 AM

    wowwww,Beautiful,beautiful,colors have always been a part of our life,be it food or anything,isn't it,lovely entry richa.

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  14. CoffeeMay 10, 2007 at 7:40 AM

    WAH!!!!!!!!! Thats super!!!!!! Can I drop by for this breakfast ;)

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  15. TNLMay 10, 2007 at 7:53 AM

    That is froooootiful, Richa...su mast entry che!

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  16. Ramya's Mane AdigeMay 10, 2007 at 8:36 AM

    Just mind blowing, Richa!!!!! It looks wonderful. Did you really feel like pulling out the fruits from the arrangement and having them??!! :))

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  17. sraMay 10, 2007 at 8:40 AM

    That's so grand, Richa!

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  18. UnknownMay 10, 2007 at 8:42 AM

    Woow Richa ,
    Lovely arrangemnt of fruits. Perfect entry and thanks for tips on how to make it and eat it(that's important I think)....

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  19. PadmajaMay 10, 2007 at 8:48 AM

    looks superb richa!!! and thank you for this great entry

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  20. DeeMay 10, 2007 at 11:42 AM

    Wow! this looks great. I simply love the pics.

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  21. DeepaMay 10, 2007 at 11:50 AM

    excellent man ...very very colourful and lovely ...

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  22. SiaMay 10, 2007 at 3:43 PM

    oh WOW!!!! my fruit-o-holic hubby is going ga-ga over ur pics richa:) just gorgeous...it can be wonderful center piece for any grand dinner:)

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  23. AnonymousMay 10, 2007 at 3:53 PM

    Cooool!!! very colorful and a wonderful way to get fruits into your diet. Perfect entry.

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  24. RichaMay 10, 2007 at 4:01 PM

    hey archana, you are making me blush here! but i really appreciate ur comments, you have always been a great support for me right from the beginning, means a lot to me :) ani ata fruits kapnyachi tayari suru kar heh!heh!


    hey reena, i thot u were praising me yaar, heh!heh! chalo hum nahi to hamari recipe hi sahi
    enjoy.


    thanks neelu, you are right @ that. colors is a way of life!
    enjoy

    coffee come on over with some coffee & we will finish the crudite for breakfast bet'n the two of us!

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  25. RichaMay 10, 2007 at 4:05 PM

    trupti, that's a good one, froootiful ha!ha! mast che na?
    enjoy

    thanks ramya, u r right as the crudite was being eaten bite by bite, felt as if the art was beiong eaten ha!ha!
    enjoy dear

    thanks sra! glad u liked it

    thanks prema, hope my "eating" instructions were clear ha!ha!
    enjoy

    padmaja, glad u liked my entry & you are most welcome dear!

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  26. RichaMay 10, 2007 at 4:07 PM

    thanks dee, glad you liked the pics.
    enjoy

    thanks deepa, yup it sure is colorful.

    thanks sia, oh! so jijaji is a fruit-o-holic as well, that's great, best way to enjoy fruits is to enjoy them as nature intended!!
    enjoy sweetie!

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  27. KribhaMay 10, 2007 at 5:05 PM

    Richa,
    I'm spell-bound by the presentation. Truly awesome. Did you do it for a party or something? If so,lucky guests. Kudos.

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  28. CynthiaMay 10, 2007 at 6:54 PM

    Life is full of so many beautiful colours and what an omage you have paid to it with your fresh fruit crudite. Great stuff.

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  29. TheCookerMay 11, 2007 at 1:39 AM

    Just beautiful!

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  30. RichaMay 11, 2007 at 9:32 AM

    thanks hema, you are right @ that, perfect way to get ur dose of daily 5!
    enjoy

    thanks kribha, glad you liked it. yes it was for a small family gathering & did it with my cuz!
    enjoy

    thanks cynthia, yup colors make evrything special.
    enjoy

    thanks cooker!

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  31. sunitaMay 11, 2007 at 12:24 PM

    Wow, what a great centrepiece... the colours look absolutely amazing...isn't nature wonderful...my daughter, a great lover of fruits would absolutely adore it...

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  32. Bong MomMay 11, 2007 at 12:51 PM

    What colours Richa...ekdum holi hai

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  33. AnonymousMay 11, 2007 at 1:28 PM

    Wow! that looks so beautiful. Nice arrangements with fruits.

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  34. RichaMay 11, 2007 at 8:06 PM

    thanks sunita, you are right on! it is just as nature intended! all these beautiful gifts from nature, we have so much to be thankful for and to look forward to :) hope ur daughter enjoyed this :)


    thanks sandeepa!
    yup colors hai to holi hai :)
    enjoy


    thanks jff, glad u liked the arrangement.
    enjoy...

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  35. AnonymousMay 11, 2007 at 8:12 PM

    This is totally delightful! Yummy! This would be a great treat to take for a potluck.

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  36. KajalMay 11, 2007 at 8:44 PM

    Hi richa,
    Lovely photo.:)
    I also like pure and nature fruit.:)
    Nice entry for Padmaja’s fresh fruit and Spring is in the air.

    Have a nice day.:)
    Kajal

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  37. RichaMay 11, 2007 at 11:31 PM

    thanks manisha. yup it is great to make when there are lots of people, that way you can incorporate many fruits in the crudite & makes a good center piece for the table as well.
    enjoy..

    thanks kajal, glad you too enjoy fruits in their original state :)
    have a great wknd.
    enjoy...

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  38. Meeta K. WolffMay 12, 2007 at 4:13 AM

    Gorgeously colorful!! Thanks for the entry.

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  39. VijiMay 13, 2007 at 12:45 AM

    This is awesome, neatly arranged Richa. Viji

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