Boozy Vine Fruit Salad

Name: Boozy Vine Fruit Salad
Yield: An Endlessly Popular PUD for 4
Ingredients: 100 g/3½ oz/½ cup soft dark brown sugar; 250 ml/9 fl oz. generous 1 cup water; 100 g/3½ oz. generous ½ cup sultanas (golden raisins)*; 200 ml/7 fl oz. generous ¾ cup black tea; 150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup white wine (use ‘leftovers’ if you like); 100 g/3½ oz. generous ½ cup sultanas (golden raisins)*; 250 g/9 oz green grapes, halved and deseeded; 2½ tbsp Amaretto; 2 cardamom pods, lightly crushed; 200 g/7 oz red grapes, halved and deseeded; 2 tsp brown sugar; around 350 ml/12 fl oz/1½ cups crème fraîche; 100 g/3½ oz/⅔ cup raw almonds; 2 tsp butter

Preparation info

An Endlessly Popular PUD for
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Salmagundi

By Sally Butcher

Published 2014

About

Alcoholic fruit salad? It’s a no-brainer and of course they’ll love it. This one is rich and unusual, as it only uses grapes. It is also dangerously moreish. It is easy to assemble, but the fruit needs 4–6 hours to macerate, so start early.

Ingredients

250 ml/9 fl oz. generous 1 cup water
100

Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Put the water and sugar in a little saucepan and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until all the sugar has dissolved, then add 2 tablespoons of the Amaretto. Bubble for just a minute more, then take off the heat and allow to cool a little before pouring over the halved grapes. Cover and chill for 4–6 hours.

Add the cardamoms to the tea in a small