This Dessert the kind of thing that Jell-O is supposed to imitate is unusual these days, but it’s easy and delicious, a nice use of fruit that’s available year-round.

　　

Ingredients

makes 4 servings

　　1 grapefruit

　　2 medium (or 1 large) navel oranges

　　2 tangerines

　　2 temple or other juice oranges

　　1 tablespoon honey, or to taste

　　1 tablespoon minced fresh mint, plus a few mint leaves for garnish

　　1 envelope unflavored gelatin

　　

Step 1

Over a bowl, cut the grapefruit in half and section as you would to serve it at the table, being sure to catch all the juice; you want small pieces with little or no membrane or pith. Peel the navel oranges and tangerines, then, over the same bowl, trim off most of the white pith that clings to their surface. Separate into sections and cut into small pieces if necessary, again being sure to catch all the juice. Strain the fruit. To the reserved juice, add the squeezed juice of the juice oranges.

　　

Step 2

Toss the fruits with the honey and mint and put them in 4 small bowls. Put the juice in a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over the surface. Wait a couple of minutes, then warm the mixture over low heat, stirring to dissolve the gelatin. Cool slightly, then pour the juice mixture over the fruits in the bowls.

　　

Step 3

Refrigerate for about an hour, or until the liquid in the bowls gels. Serve, garnished with additional mint.

　　From Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes From the New York Times by Mark Bittman Copyright (c) 2007 by Mark Bittman Published by Broadway Books.Mark Bittman is the author of the blockbuster Best Recipes in the World (Broadway, 2005) and the classic bestseller How to Cook Everything, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also the coauthor, with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, of Simple to Spectacular and Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Mr. Bittman is a prolific writer, makes frequent appearances on radio and television, and is the host of The Best Recipes in the World, a 13-part series on public television. He lives in New York and Connecticut.