Be whatever season if you have fruit salad, you will find me there. Some summer the colourful fruit salad with lime mint dressing is a must.
As you would have noticed most salads on this blog also have an element of fruit in them which brings in a natural sweeter balance to them. In fact, I enjoy the sweet bite while having that lunch salad.
Between the rain-fed El Nino days and hot summer days, summer fruits seem the best option and currently fills up my fridge. So here it is the refreshingly simple summer fruit salad with lime mint dressing.
As you would have noticed most salads on this blog also have an element of fruit in them which brings in a natural sweeter balance to them. In fact, I enjoy the sweet bite while having that lunch salad.
Between the rain-fed El Nino days and hot summer days, summer fruits seem the best option and currently fills up my fridge. So here it is the refreshingly simple summer fruit salad with lime mint dressing.
Key ingredients to a summer fruit salad
Fresh fruits the freshest best is what you need for this recipe.
Berries summer is full of yummy colourful berries. Try blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, mulberries etc Add them in and enjoy the pop of flavour as you bite into it.
Stone fruits this is the season for peaches, nectarines, fresh apricots. They add colour and crunch to this recipe.
Citrus adds a few wedges of tangerines or mandarins. It is fun to bite into citrus in a summer fruit salad.
Don’t forget honeydews, mangoes, melons, would all taste great. Simply wash, pat dry, remove skin if needed and chop them up. Have a free hand in this medley, mix and match the fruits to keep the fun going.
Berries summer is full of yummy colourful berries. Try blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, mulberries etc Add them in and enjoy the pop of flavour as you bite into it.
Stone fruits this is the season for peaches, nectarines, fresh apricots. They add colour and crunch to this recipe.
Citrus adds a few wedges of tangerines or mandarins. It is fun to bite into citrus in a summer fruit salad.
Don’t forget honeydews, mangoes, melons, would all taste great. Simply wash, pat dry, remove skin if needed and chop them up. Have a free hand in this medley, mix and match the fruits to keep the fun going.
Let’s make the honey mint glaze
Fruit salads really don’t need much dressing up. Yet, the touch of lime, honey and mint coats them up to create a familiar yet complex nature to these simple fruit mixes. This honey mint glaze sets this summer fruit salad apart.
Lime
Lime
The juice and zest from half a lime are perfect to balance the sweet taste and the much-needed ingredient in any dressing.
Honey
Honey
Honey bring in the sweetness that coats the fruits and protects them from browning. If vegan uses agave nectar as it tastes best with this dressing.
Mint
Mint
Crushed mint leaves provide the summer fragrance to the dressing.
The dressing is lovely on other salads too like the Radish pear salad or the Brahmi grape salad. Make some extra dressing and keep for these salads too.
Summer fruit salad with honey mint glaze
Summer fruit salad with honey mint glaze is a refreshing idea for a BBQ, picnic or a simple summer eat. Enjoy the rainbow eating that is perfectly fresh and healthy.
Equipment
- mixing bowls and spoons.
- Knife
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 8 cups fruits mixed seasonal fruits, see the recipe notes for what I have I have used.
For the honey mint glaze
- 1 small lime zest and juice the lime.
- 1/4 cup mint leaves use chocolate mint or ornage mint if you can get some, they taste amazing.
- 3 tbsp honey locally sourced wild honey.
Instructions
- Cut the fruits and add them to a mixing bowl.
- Into a small bowl chop and add the chopped mint leaves, honey, zest of the lime and lime juice.
- Mix this well.
- Pour this glaze over the fruits and toss well.
- Keep covered and chilled.
- Serve with chocolate tofu whip.
Notes
In this recipe, I have used strawberries, carambola, pears, nectarine, dragon fruit, longan, apples, mandarin slices and kiwis. You can add a wide variety of fruits like peaches, melons, watermelon, banana, lychees, mangoes etc too to this recipe.
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Making it in advance
If you are putting the fruit salad ready for a crowd it will be necessary to prep it a bit earlier. Prep the fruits and add a few drops of lime juice. Toss the fruits well cover and refrigerate. This is what I will highly recommend preventing browning. When ready to serve add the dressing and toss again.
Saving the leftovers
Once the fruit salad has been opened, I really don’t prefer to save it for later. This is because the fruits go soft and the salad loses its crunch. If you happen to have made some extra, freeze. Use the frozen ones to blend as a smoothie.
Or blend and save as popsicles to get through a heatwave.
Or blend and save as popsicles to get through a heatwave.
Summer fruit salad for a picnic or beach day.
Fruit salads add a lot of colour to any entertaining meal. It is literally eating the rainbow. Rain or shine, BBQ or picnic this summer fruit salad with a honey mint glaze will make it all come together. Hope you love making this version from the recipe card and pairing it with chocolate tofu whip.
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Wish you a happy healthy and colourful 2022!!
Wish you a happy healthy and colourful 2022!!
This fruit salad was super easy to make and really was tasty and refreshing! The perfect mid afternoon snack!
This was so refreshing and delicious! Can’t wait to make again! 🙂
Loved this fruit salad! The fruit combination was wonderful, and that mint glaze added the perfect finishing touch.
This sounds like a great addition to brunch or anytime I want a fresh fruit salad! Thanks for the recipe!
Delicious and refreshing fruit platter with mint and lemon flavours. I am liking the chocolate tofu whip that you have served here.
Thank you, fruits are delicious any time. The chocolate whip tastes amazing and is like a dip for the fruit bits.It also adds a bit of protein to the platter.
Wow Seema fruit salad looks so colorful and delicious. Loved the use of honey mint glaze. Never tried it in fruit salad. Thanks for the idea. I would love to try it soon.
The honey mint glaze is that perfect refreshing thin coating that the fruits need to come together. Please do ad it to your salad too, highly recommend it.
Seema tried out the honey lemon mint glaze with a bowl of fresh fruits and it was so refreshingly delicious.
I am glad you like the honey dressing. It makes everything feel like summer. At the peak of winter too I use this trick to make me feel happy!!
The honey mint and lime glaze in this salad is the showstopper. I am gonna use for other recipes of salad. I liked the variety of fruits that you have used. The chocolate tofu whip too is quite impressive. Nice post!
I am so glad you like the dressing. The honey mint flavour bring about a summer feel in any fresh salad you add.
that medley of fruits is so tempting Seema, not to forget the lovely honey based lime dressing too! so crispy and so summery 🙂
Lime mint dressing elevates the taste of any salad to a diff level . A delicious and refreshing bowl of fresh fruits and berries is very inviting 😋 👌
Now I want some of this delicious colourful fruit salad! In fact, it is so hot here that I rather have salads than food.
Love this colourful refreshing salad. A guilt free mid day snack. Gives a summary feel. Mint glaze sounds amazing .
Your salad with all my favourite summer fruits looks delicous. I love the chocolate tofu whip you have served it with. Nice vegan option.