160 Fresh fruit steeped in red wine

Main ingredients

• A variety of fresh fruit: pears, peaches, grapes, oranges, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, melon, redcurrants, etc., depending on what is in season

1. Put the wine in the saucepan and bring it to the boil; reduce it by half (to evaporate as much alcohol as possible). Add the water, sugar substitute and split vanilla pod, bring briefly to the boil, then cool and chill.
2. Peel or skin the tree-fruits such as pears, peaches, and oranges, and the melons. Cut them into little crescents. Leave the soft fruits whole,