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Salpicón de frutas
Diced fruit in watermelon juice
Salpicón: Cali's street-stall drink of finely diced fruit floating in fresh watermelon juice
Salpicón is what Caleños grab at fruit stands and in the parks of San Antonio when the afternoon heat sets in: a tall cup of tiny, jewel-like cubes of papaya, pineapple, mango, banana and apple, swimming in freshly blended watermelon juice, eaten with a spoon and drunk to the last drop. Some stalls top it up with a fizzy orange or lemon soda; this version keeps it to fresh juice. It is sweet, cool and very refreshing. The mistake people make is cutting the fruit too big; the joy is in tiny cubes you can drink through the juice. Chef's tip: blend and strain the watermelon just before serving and keep everything ice cold; watermelon juice loses its fresh taste within an hour.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ lb watermelon fleshseeds removed
- 1 limejuiced
- 9 oz papayacut into 1 cm dice
- 9 oz pineapplecut into 1 cm dice
- 1 ripe mangocut into 1 cm dice
- 1 applecored and cut into 1 cm dice
- 1 bananacut into small cubes
- 5 ½ oz strawberriesdiced
- 12 ice cubes
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional)only if the fruit is not very sweet
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Toss 9 oz papaya, 9 oz pineapple, 1 ripe mango, 1 apple, 1 banana and 5 ½ oz strawberries with half of ½ lime juice in a large jug or bowl.
Step 2: Blend 2 ¼ lb watermelon flesh until smooth, then strain through a sieve, pressing the pulp, to get a clear pink juice.
3 minStep 4: Divide 12 ice cubes between 6 glasses, fill with the fruit and juice and serve straight away with spoons.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does salpicón de frutas take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of lime?
- Lemon, same amount.
- What can I use instead of ripe mango?
- Tinned mango pulp, same weight.
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