Macedonia di Frutta (Italian Fruit Salad) Dessert is usually not served at the end of an Italian family meal. Fruit is dessert and a bowl of fruit is always present at every meal, even in restaurants! With peaches in season, a favorite way to finish off a meal is to cut the peach up into your wine glass--which in Italy is a tumbler--and then 1 or 2 tablespoons of sugar and stir. Top off the fruit with wine and sit back and chit-chat until the sugar has dissolved. Eat the fruit first (MANGI) and the drink( BEVI), the wonderful wine cooler, at the end. Traditionally, peaches are prepared with white wine and strawberries with red wine. Is this where Arrigo Cipriani of Harry's Bar in Venice got the idea for the famous Bellini--peach juice with Prosecco wine? In searching my Italian etymological dictionary, the reference to Macedonia (the country) in this name of this classic fruit salad is probably due to the fact that that country is comprised of a lot of different populations. Summer Macedonia di Frutta 1 bottle of a good light white wine Sugar About 1 cup of fresh fruit in season per person: Apricots Peaches Plums Strawberries Banana Kiwi Cantelope Cut the pieces of fruit into bite-size pieces. Place in a large bowl and add about 1 cup of sugar. The sugar draws the juices out of the fruit and sweetens the wine, so don't cut back. Stir the sugar into the fruit, encouraging the juices that will leave the fruit. Cover with white wine. Stir again. Let sit. Serve the Macedonia chilled. For festive occasions, top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. BONUS! The wine will blend with the juices of the fruit to create a fabulous wine cooler! NEW! Garmugia Watermelon Sorbetto RECIPES Salade de Bœuf à la Parisienne Spaghetti di Vino with Beets Melanzane Grigliate Carciofi Sott'Olio Carciofi Fritti Uove al Diavolo Pesce Finto Green Tomato Pasta Sauce Macedonia di Frutta Fagiolini Mangiatutto Saltati Cinghiale in Dolce Forte Risotto All'Isolana Fettunta Spaghetti di Vino Salame Dolce Cioccolato Caldo Vestri Sugo di Carne Watermelon Ice Osteria Luchin's Polpettone di Patate Federico Bacci's Sage Pesto Frittelle di Riso Romeo Colzi's Ribollita Bollito Misto Yellow Bell Pepper Soup Porcini Pasta Sauce Pappa al Pomodoro Pollo al Mattone Torta di Mele Mimmo's Pasta with Zucchini Erbe Toscane Ricciarelli Tonno e Fagioli Schiacciata con l'uva Panforte Spinaci alla Fiorentina Ribollita Sugo Finto Fagioli all'Olio Panzanella Ravioli Gnudi with Salsa di Noci Arrosto Fiorentino Il peposo alla Fornacina Chicchi Caffè Shakerato Limoncello Nocino Fish in Crazy Water Capresse Click here to send this recipe to a friend!