Ingredients

• 1 cup - dried apricots, halved
• 1 cup - seedless raisins
• 1/2 cup - mixed blanched nuts (equal amounts of almonds, walnuts, pine nuts and pistachio nuts)
• 1/2 cup - sugar
• 2 cups - water
• 1/2 tbsp - rose water
• 1.5 tbsp - orange blossom water

How to Make Kashaaf (Summer Fruit Cooler)

• Place water in a glass container, add sugar and stir.
• Put the concoction in the microwave at HIGH for 3 mins to dissolve.
• Cut the apricot halves into 4 and rinse, also rinse the raisins.
• Add the cut apricot and raisins into the mixture. Microwave at HIGH for 3 to 3 1/2 mins. Meanwhile, cut the almonds in half, and the walnuts into medium size pieces.
• Set the nut mixture aside.
• Remove the fruit from the microwave oven and allow to cool.
• Add the orange blossom and rose water to the mixture.
• Stir gently and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.