If you've never had fresh mint in your fruit salad, you are in for a treat! This is the recipe I use at home, which makes about 5 cups; but if I'm going to a potluck or picnic, I will double it. Below the recipe is a list of fruits and "extras" so you can create your own unique fruit salads.
Fruit Salad with Fresh Mint
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 2 to 4 (makes about 5 cups) 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup cubed watermelon (remove any seeds)
- 1 apple, cored and chopped (peeled or unpeeled)
- 1 orange, peeled and chopped (remove any seeds)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 peach or nectarine, pitted and chopped
- 1 large kiwifruit, peeled and chopped
- 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh mint
Instructions
- Toss the watermelon, apple, orange, blueberries, strawberries, peach or nectarine, kiwifruit, and mint together in a large bowl. Eat within one or two days.
Notes
Fruit Options: apples, apricots, bananas, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, figs, grapefruit, grapes, kiwifruit, mango, nectarines, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, pomegranates, raspberries, strawberries, tangerines, watermelon
Herb options: Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh basil or parsley.
Zest: Add some freshly grated ginger, or lemon or lime zest to your salad (a little goes a long way). A Microplane grater (which has very small but sharp holes) works best for zesting. Be sure to always zest your citrus before juicing it.
Spices: Sprinkle a little ground cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, pumpkin pie spice, or Chinese 5-spice on your fruit salad.
For a light, juicy dressing, stir 1 to 2 tablespoons of orange, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, or lemon juice into your fruit salad (Meyer lemons are extra flavorful).
- Prep Time: 15 mins
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ recipe, 1.25 cups
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 20.6g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0.6g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 27.7g
- Fiber: 4.9g
- Protein: 1.8g
- Cholesterol: 0
What wonderful ideas. Thank you! I have been playing around with adding more greens to my morning fruit salads and I am excited to try out some of these variations.