Dragonfruit, Fabulous fruit series, Oil on canvas, 100 x 100cm
The luscious deep magenta of the ruby dragonfruit is its most appealing feature. This fruit has a mild, light, refreshing flavour and is a joyous, colourful accompaniment to a smoothie, frozen dessert or cheese platter. I particularly like it sliced on top of cream cheese on crisp crackers and topped with sprigs of mint.
Some prefer to blend the flesh and push it through a sieve to remove the fine seeds. Although I haven’t tried this yet myself, add the pulp to your next pancake mixture and celebrate all things pink!
These dragonfruit were painted for my first solo exhibition Fabulous Fruits and I was so thrilled when they sold at the opening. It was such a boost to my confidence!