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Fruit Salad with cherry tomatoes!

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This is a pretty cool technique I learned for cubing fruit like grapefruits with a peel, this method works for loads of fruits with a rind.

Step 1
Cut of both ends off, you will want to cut deep enough to the fruit to remove all the rind and pith. Not as shown below, but I'm a pro so I'll fix it when i shave off the skin in the next few steps.

Step 2
Put the fruit so one of the flat ends is on the bottom, then with your knife at an angle start 'shaving' the rind off the fruit. Start at the top and work your way down following the contour of the fruit until you hit the cutting board. Go slow, the technique is a little awkward at first, but after your first fruit you'll be an expert!

Step 3
Continue your way around until the rind is removed.

Step 4
clean up any thick bits left over. It's ok to have some pith on your fruit. Spending too much time cutting the pith off makes this more of a chore, and honestly you won't even notice once it's all mixed in, so don't make a mission out of it.

Step 5
Half the fruit. Then with one half cut just off the center to make wedges. By cutting this way you can avoid trimming up the center of each wedge. The only time you will need to cut out the pithy center is on the final wedge. This method works great for limes. I know it sounds crazy to re-learn how to cut fruit, but once you figure this out you will wonder why you ever cut them any other way.

After you have your clean wedges go ahead and cube them up, make them random sizes so that every bite will be a different mix!
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