Honey Lime Fruit Salad
This fruit salad is my go-to quick side dish for company because it pairs well with any meal and everyone loves it.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ honey crisp apples
- 2 cups grapes
- 1 ½ mangoes
- 2 bananas
- ½ pound strawberries
For Dressing:
- 2 heaping tablespoons raw honey
- 2 tablespoons lime juice from about 1 ½ limes
Instructions
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Wash fruit and remove core and stems. Dice the apples (leaving peels on), cut grapes in half. Peel and dice mangoes. Peel and cut up bananas and chop strawberries into bite sized pieces. Place cut up fruit in a large bowl.
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For the dressing soften the honey (if needed) by placing it in glass jar and heat in hot water for a couple of minutes until honey becomes runny (see note). Mix in the lime juice.
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Pour dressing over chopped fruit and stir until well mix. Serve fruit salad immediately (see note).
Recipe Notes
1. This fruit salad is easily adaptable for fruit in any season. For a variation, use 5 or 6 different fruits and chop them up to yield about 6 cups of chopped fruit. My choices of other fruit to include would be: fresh pineapple, fresh mandarin oranges, golden delicious apples, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, peaches, or pears.
2. Be careful not to heat the raw honey too hot or you'll lose the natural properties of the raw honey that are good for you. I like to keep it fairly cool to the touch, just heating it barely enough where it stops being crystallized and starts to get runny and smooth.
3. This salad is best made directly before serving. If you do need to make it a few hours in advance, use fruits that don't brown quickly (I would omit the bananas for example and use something like mandarin oranges or fresh pineapple instead). If made too far in advance, the juice from the fruit will seep out making it a little soggy.