Fresh Fruit Platter

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Good Home Cooking

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Prep Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 to 12 servings

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Prep: 15 min
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Total:: 15 min

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Ingredients

Suggested list of ingredients:

2 small ripe melons
1 "golden" pineapple
2 bunches grapes
1 pint fresh figs
1 pint raspberries
1 pint strawberries
1 pint blueberries
1 red papaya

Directions

I like to begin the platter with a base of ripe, colorful, sliced melons and pineapple--for example, cantaloupe, honeydew, Galia, or Cavaillon melons, plus the new "golden" pineapples. Peel the outside of a whole melon, cut it in half through the stem end, and scoop out the seeds. Place the melon halves cut side down on a board, and slice them straight across into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Fan each half-melon out slightly and arrange it on the platter. Next, cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple, peel the outside, and use a sharp knife to remove the "eyes." Cut the pineapple in half lengthwise and remove the core by cutting a "V" down the center of each half. Again, place the pineapple halves, cut side down, on a board and slice them straight across into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Fan the slices out and arrange them next to the melon on the platter.

Once the base is set, you can add any kind of fruit that's available. I like to have one thing that is taller than the rest, such as a large bunch of grapes or a decoratively cut papaya, to give the platter height. Then I add raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and fresh figs in casual but organized groups. The platter can look like a bowl of M&M's if there are too many colors scattered with no order. Visually, your eye needs to have a focal point and to be able to see each type of fruit. After all the fruit is arranged, I add flat green leaves around the outside of the fruit, to set off the colors. Use lemon and galax leaves from your florist, or fig leaves and grape leaves from your garden. Make sure they are pesticide-free and well washed.

Any kind of fruit will work well on this platter. For special occasions, add persimmons, kiwi, passion fruit, Queen Anne cherries, fresh apricots, and mangos. Choose whatever is colorful and seasonal.

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recipe Fresh Fruit Platter
Claire Sunnyside, NY 05-09-2009
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Ina has the BEST Platters
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've made her seafood platter for a birthday and now I'm making her fruit platter for Mother's Day. Ina wins hands down in... presentation and her dishes ALWAYS impress my very picky mother-in-law. For someone who doesnt like any cooking but her own, she often cleans her plate when i make her something from Ina. Crowd pleasing and they look like store bought. A+++ Read more
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Denise Ypsilanti, MI 03-05-2009
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Perfect presentation
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thank you for this quick and easy way to prepare and display the melon and pineapple. Hard to find this anywhere. And the... photos are great!Read more
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Robert Ft. Worth, TX 10-12-2008
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The best fruit tray I have ever done
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

After planning a party for my children's 18th birthdays, I thought, instead of buying one of those fruit/cheese trays from... the grocery store, I would make one of these. After watching the episode this fruit tray was on, I listened to Ina's hints on how to make it great and off to Central Market I went. I made two trays and bought some lemon leaves from the market for 50 cents each and the fruit was GONE. I put two kinds of melon, pineapple, strawberries, kiwi, green and red grapes and mango. What a wonderful thing to do. The fruit was fresh, delicious and SO appealing to the eye. Read more
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Grace brush prairie, WA 04-25-2008
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I love the fruit platter
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

it'so easy,fun, and pretty.
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Alexandria Marion, IA 01-23-2007
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Fruit Platter
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I haven't had any occasion to make this platter yet. Looks simple, and the presentation looks delightful. I am looking... forward on making this platter in the near future.Read more