Fruit skewers with quark dip

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• ½ melon(s) , (cantaloupe melon)
• ¼ melon(s) , (watermelon)
• 250 g strawberries
• 2 nectarines, ripe
• 2 tbsp jelly, (apricot jelly)
• ½ lemon(s), the juice
• 50 g pistachios, unsalted)
• 250 g cream cheese
• 100 g whipped cream
• ½ orange(s), juice and grated peel
• 2 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

Lightning dessert

Peel and core the melons. Wash the strawberries and nectarines, pat dry, and pit the nectarines. Cut all the fruit into bite-sized pieces. Heat the apricot jelly with lemon juice in a saucepan. Divide the fruit among 8 wooden skewers, spread with the jelly mixture, and chill for about 30 minutes if desired (see tip below). Grind the pistachios in a blender or finely chop them with a knife. Mix the quark with the cream, orange juice, orange zest, powdered sugar, and pistachios. Serve the quark dip with the skewers. Tip: If you want to serve the skewers immediately, simply skip the marinating!