Mexicans are fond of desserts especially after their classic spicy dishes. If you desire to know more on Mexican desserts and how they are enjoyed, you need to learn how to eat ensalada de fruta. As the name suggests, this is a lovely fruit dessert which is very healthy and forms a staple dessert of most Mexican restaurants. Here are some facts related to eating ensalada de fruta.

• If you are planning to be on a strict diet with fruits and raw vegetables, then this dessert is always suggested. You can eat it twice a day – but remember it should be eaten without its dressing.
• In most places where ensalada de fruta is served, the fruits are chopped in small slices and then served. This is the ideal way of having it.
• If you wish you can add juices of some fruits like melons or oranges to the bowl …in case, you find it too messy, just skip the process.
• You can serve this dessert with a glass of chilled mixed fruit juice.
• You can include any number of fresh fruits in this dessert. The common fruits which are included are oranges, apples, pineapples, bananas, peaches, orange juice and pear. The more number of fruits you add, the better will be its taste.
• There are restaurants which specialize in seasonal fruits like mangoes and lemons.
• In other restaurants, you can choose the fruits which you wish to include in this dessert.
• Once you are served this classic dessert, you might be given some more options to choose your optional dessert such as cherries, kiwis and watermelon.
If you are serving ensalada de fruta to your guests, you have several options to make this dessert interesting and mouth watering.
• You can serve it with ice-cream of your choice such as strawberry, chocolate or butter-scotch.
• You can serve it with a good helping of whipped cream. It shall make the dessert tastier.
• If you are serving ensalada de fruta to your kids, you can drizzle it with chocolate sauce.
• Garnishing it with mint leaves also enhances its taste and makes it look sumptuous.
• Fruit jelly toppings can also be added as a garnishing to this dessert.

When to eat: You do not need to wait for any special occasion to have this dessert. However, there are some specific times of the year, when this dessert is prepared in large numbers and enjoyed among food lovers.
• It is quite common during festive days such as Christmas and New Year.
• It is normally prepared for picnics, feasts and kids parties – especially the chocolate flavored ones.

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