Fragrant Moroccan-Inspired Fruit Salad with Rose

I love this time of year as all the delicious orchard fruits like nectarines, apricots, peaches and cherries are making an appearance. Armed with a kitchen stocked to the rafters with delicious fruits I created this delightful fruit salad with the middle eastern fragrance of orange zest and roses, the decadent caramel sweetness of fresh dates and the mouthgasmic juiciness of pomegranate jewels, nectarines and cherries.

Ingredients (to serve 1 fruitarian as a main meal or 2-4 people as a starter/dessert/snack)
4 ripe juicy nectarines
30 or so sweet ripe cherries
3 fresh fudgy dates
Half of one giant pomegranate (or 1 normal-sized one)
1 UK Tablespoon of organic* 100% natural rosewater
Grated zest of 1 organic** orange

*most rosewater found in shops is fake and made of synthetic chemicals, order organic from a respected aromatherapy supplier such as NHR organic oils to make sure.
**only use organic oranges for zest as they haven;t been coated in wax and/or pesticides

To assemble
Stone the nectarines and slice into little pieces
Stone annd destalk the cherries then chop into halves
Stone and slice the dates into tiny pieces
Break open the pomegranate and remove the little jewels

Place all the fruit in a large mixing bowl and then add the freshly grated zest. Drizzle in the rosewater and give everything a good stir. Set aside in the fridge to let all the flavours combine.

Serve in cute bowls with a sprinkling of grated zest and fresh rose petals if you have them (I lack a garden sadly).

Eat. Enjoy. Swoon.
*mouthgasm*