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Dragon fruit tastes wonderful! sweet and crunchy, with a flavor that's like a cross between kiwi and pear.

To choose a ripe dragon fruit: look for bright, even-colored skin. If the fruit has a lot of blotches, it may be over-ripe (a few is normal). Another sign of over-ripe dragon fruit is a very dry, brittle brown stem, or brown on the tips of the "leaves". Hold the dragon fruit in your palm and try pressing the skin with your thumb or fingers - it should give a little (like a ripe kiwi), but shouldn't be too soft or mushy. If it's very firm, it will need to ripen for a few days.

Step #1: Cut the Dragon Fruit

Step #2: Open the Dragon Fruit

Step #3: Separate the Flesh from the Skin.

Step #4: Lift Flesh out of the Skin.

Step #5: Remove Skin from Flesh

Step #6: Slice up the Dragon Fruit.

Step #8: Enjoy Your Fresh Dragon Fruit a Variety of Ways!

If desired, return the cubes of fruit to the skin to serve. Leftovers can be refrigerated, like any other fruit, in a covered container.

Eating Tips: Aside from eating fresh, dragon fruit makes excellent juice as well as frozen drinks (dragon fruit is mainly composed of water, so it's easy to blend or process). Dragon fruit also makes an excellent addition to fruit salads (and will have people guessing about what kind of fruit it might be!). ENJOY!!