7 fresh fruit giada de laurentiis Recipes

strawberries, hulled and halved, bananas , halved lengthwise, fresh blueberries, sugar, chopped fresh mint leaves, lemon, juiced, simple syrup , recipe follows, water, sugar

cooked pad thai noodles, cooled and drained, honey, fresh mint leaves, finely chopped, rice paper rounds, strawberries, stemmed, mango, halved, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, sliced almonds , toasted* see cook s note, be found at specialty asian markets, fresh mint leaves, finely chopped, honey, fresh lime juice (about 2 to 3 large limes)

white balsamic vinegar, shallot, minced, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, apricots, halved , stones removed, see cook s note, extra-virgin olive oil, pancetta, thinly sliced, baby arugula, coarsely chopped, skinned and toasted hazelnuts

whole milk ricotta cheese, whipping cream, powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, fresh strawberries, hulled, quartered (about 2 1/2 cups), dry pint fresh raspberries (about 1 1/4 cups), sugar, fresh lemon juice, kiwi, peeled , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, sliced almonds, toasted

pure vanilla extract, sugar, fresh orange juice, peaches, halved, pitted and cut into 8 slices or 12 oz frozen peaches, thawed, plums or apricots, halved, pitted and cut into 8 slices, heavy cream, sugar, pure vanilla extract, mascarpone cheese (8 oz), at room temperature, homemade or store-bought shortcakes or biscuits, split