Fruit Salad with Thyme and Ginger (4)
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Drain the syrup from the ginger and add it to the sugar and water in a pan. Stir and heat gently to make a clear syrup.
  2. Peel the orange and slice across the grain into 1/4 inch thick rounds, removing any pips.
  3. Cut each apple in half horizontally, remove the core and quarter. Cut tyhe pears in half lengthways, remove the core and quarter each half.
  4. Put the apples and pears into the syrup and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the thyme stalk. Add the orange slices and simmer for 5 minutes more.
  5. Slice the pieces of ginger as thinly as you can and add to the compote with the grapes. Simmer for 5 more minutes.
  6. Pour into a serving dish and allow to cool before eating.