Fruit salad (also called Macedonia) is a dish consisting of various
kinds of fruit, served either in their own juices or a syrup.
In different forms fruit salad can be served as an appetizer, a
side-salad, or a dessert. When served as an appetizer or as a
dessert, a fruit salad is also known as a fruit cocktail.
There are a number of home recipes for fruit salad
that contain different kinds of fruit, or that use a different kind of sauce
other than the fruit's own juice or syrup. Some
recipes use sour cream, yogurt, or whipped cream mixed
in with many varieties of fruits (usually a mixture of berries).
If you
prepare fruit salad in advance, pour any sweet and sour fruit juice
over it. This will help preserve the colour and freshness of the fruit.
