Egyptian
Gluten freeFakhfakhina (Alexandrian fruit salad with ice cream)
فخفخينا (fakhfakhina): Alexandria's chopped fruit salad with mango juice, ice cream and nuts
Fakhfakhina belongs to Alexandria's summer corniche, where juice shops like the famous ones near Mahatet el Raml build tall glasses of chopped mango, banana, guava, strawberries and apple, soaked in mango juice and crowned with scoops of ice cream, nuts and honey. It's an after-beach treat, eaten with a long spoon. The mistake is cutting the fruit hours ahead: banana and apple brown and the juice turns flat, so chop just before serving. Chef's tip: use thick mango nectar rather than thin juice; it clings to the fruit like a sauce. Contains milk and tree nuts; check the ice cream label for gelatine and egg.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Serves
- 4
- Per serving
- 330 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ripe mangopeeled and diced
- 2 bananasliced
- 5 ½ oz strawberriesquartered
- 1 applecored and diced
- 1 guava (optional)diced (or kiwi)
- 1 ¾ oz pomegranate seeds
- 1 ¼ cups mango nectarchilled
- 4 vanilla or mango ice creamscoops
- 1 ⅜ oz mixed nutschopped (pistachios, walnuts, cashews)
- 2 tbsp honey
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Cut 1 ripe mango, 2 banana, 5 ½ oz strawberries, 1 apple and 1 guava into small, even pieces about 1.5 cm and toss gently with 1 ¾ oz pomegranate seeds.
8 minStep 2: Divide among 4 tall glasses and pour 1 ¼ cups mango nectar over until the fruit is just covered.
2 minStep 3: Top each glass with a scoop of 4 vanilla or mango ice cream, scatter with 1 ⅜ oz mixed nuts and drizzle with 2 tbsp honey. Serve at once.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does fakhfakhina (Alexandrian fruit salad with ice cream) take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of ripe mango?
- Tinned mango pulp, same weight.
- What can I use instead of banana?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
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