Fresh fruit compote with syrup and lemon

Fresh fruit compote with syrup and lemon

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A fresh fruit compote made with diced apples, pineapple, melon, watermelon, oranges, and mango, drizzled with syrup and lemon juice, and served very cold.

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Apples, pineapple, melon, watermelon, oranges, and diced mango, mixed with a syrup and lemon juice: a fresh and colorful fruit salad, perfect for the warm season.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodNo cooking required
  • Estimated cost$10.04 $1.00 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.35
  • $1.00
  • $2.50
  • $0.54
  • $3.00
  • $2.50
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine all the fruits. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the syrup and lemon juice. ≈ 3 min
  3. Stir. ≈ 4 min
  4. Allow to cool before serving.

The bill

Fresh fruit compote with syrup and lemon

  • 1 apple, cut into small pieces$0.35
  • 1/4 of a fresh pineapple, diced$1.00
  • 1 small cucumber, diced$2.50
  • 1 orange, peeled and separated into segments$0.54
  • 1 mango, diced$3.00
  • 1 small honeydew melon, diced$2.50
  • 60 ml of lemon juice$0.15

Total$10.04

that's $1.00 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 apple, cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 of a fresh pineapple, diced
  • 1 small cucumber, diced
  • ½ small watermelon, cut into cubes
  • 1 orange, peeled and separated into segments
  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 small honeydew melon, diced
  • 480 ml of syrup
  • 60 ml of lemon juice

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