Fruit Salad
Colorful, tasty and refreshing, this Fruit Salad is absolutely delicious! This is definitely the perfect dessert for the hot summer months...
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup agave nectar (substitute honey) tips & tricks
- 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice tips & tricks
- 1/2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp. lemon zest, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. lime zest
- 1 tbsp. Cointreau liqueur (substitute simple syrup) *optional
- 2 cups strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced tips & tricks
- 2 cups blueberries, washed
- 2 cups mangoes, peeled, stoned and diced tips & tricks
- 2 cups mandarin oranges, peeled and segmented
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 1/2 cups kiwifruits, peeled, sliced and halved tips & tricks
- 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, washed and halved
- 1 cup bananas, peeled and diced
Directions
- In a small bowl, combine agave nectar, orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, and zests along with Cointreau (see footnote); whisk until well blended and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine all the fruits except the diced bananas. If not serving immediately, cover with plastic wrap making sure it touches the surface.
- When ready to serve, add bananas and pour on agave nectar mixture; toss gently. Add diced bananas and carefully toss again.
Notes
FOOTNOTE: Cointreau is optional and if you don't want to use it, replace it with Simple Syrup