Easy, Peasy, and Pleasing

BY MAGGIE HACKWORTH PHOTOS BY MEG REES

Most people, generally, only know how to do one thing with fruit salads and that is how to eat them. Fruit salads are both delicious and visually pleasing for the eye to look to. They are tasty dishes that can have a variety of different fruits in them, sometimes served with the fruit juices alone or with homemade syrup to go along with the dish. Depending on the fruit used, they can be healthy, or they can have as many grams of sugar as a Butterfinger. Fruit salads are easily one of the most versatile dishes to be served. Want to make a fruit salad that is not only delicious, but also pretty to look at? Here is a monochromatic-inspired fruit salad that will make your mouth water and your Instagram feed aesthetically pleasing.

Ingredients:

Salad Dressing: · ¼ Cup Honey · 2 Teaspoons Lime Zest · 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice

Fruit Salad: · 4 Kiwis · 2 Cups Honeydew Melon · 2 Green Apples · 2 Cups Green Grapes · 2 Star Fruits · 1 Dragon fruit 1. Slice the kiwis, starfruits, honeydew melon,

and green apples. Cube the dragon fruit.

2. Combine all the fruits in a large bowl.

3. In a small bowl, mix the honey, lime zest, and

lime juice.

4. Pour the dressing over the fruit salad, and

for the best results, toss the bowl to combine.

5. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Directions:

6. Enjoy!

DON’T BE TONIC, KEEP YOUR GIN UP

BY TATE RAUB PHOTOS ALIZA DUTT

Fall is here, but that doesn’t mean every drink has to be switched out for something pumpkin flavored. While putting lavender and lemon together may seem odd, a lavender and lemon flavored gin and tonic is a wonderfully refreshing combination of flavors. Feel like an experienced potion maker with this color-changing, purple drink just in time for spooky season.

GIN AND TONIC:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 oz. lavender syrup (premade or homemade Ingredients on next page) • 2 oz. gin (use Empress 1908 if you want it to change color) • 1 juiced lemon • Tonic water (amount is up to preference)

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Step 1: Add gin, lemon juice, and lavender syrup into a glass over ice and lightly stir. • Step 1A (optional): If you’re feeling extra, pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Shake well and strain over fresh ice. • Step 2: Top off with tonic water and stir until well mixed.

D.I.Y. LAVENDER SIMPLE SYRUP (OPTIONAL):

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tbsp dried lavender buds • 1 cup sugar • 1 cup water

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Step 1: Add lavender buds, water, and sugar into a saucepan and bring to a boil. • Step 2: Once boiling, turn the heat to low and let the mixture simmer for five minutes while stirring to ensure that the sugar has fully dissolved. • Step 3: Take the pan off the heat and let the mixture sit for at least 15 minutes and up to two hours (the longer it sits, the stronger the lavender flavor). • Step 4: Once the mixture is cool, strain and pour it into a container and store any extra syrup in the fridge.

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