Dried Fruits Salad

Khoshaf is a dried fruits salad from Egypt.

An exotic delight that is traditionally prepared a few days in advance. But for those last minute style, don’t worry! A shortcut exists.

Yields 8-10 portions

Ingredients

• 250ml dried apricots
• 250ml dried prunes
• 250ml dried pears
• 250ml dried peaches
• 250ml dried mangoes
• 250ml dried pineaple
• 60-80ml sugar
• 3ml Aliksir’s rose hydrosol
• 30ml Aliksir’s orange blossom (neroli) hydrosol
• 250ml orange juice
• 750ml water, approx.

Preparation

• Mince all fruits.
• In a bowl, dissolve sugar with hydrosols and orange juice.
• Add fruits and stir.
• Add enough water to immerge the fruits + 2cm.
• Cover and let stand at room temperature for about 12hours.
• Refrigerate for two days, and stir twice a day.

*You can play with the set of dried fruits to your liking: raisins, papayas, dates, figs, bananas, etc.

Fast Method

Warm up the orange juice and sugar, and then pour onto minced dried fruits. Add hydrosols and water. Stir and let stand for two hours.