Fruit is the perfect summer salad.
Whatever fruit you find at the market will work in this salad.
Two vinaigrettes are provided, mostly because I could not decide which of the two I preferred.
Vinaigrette I is a raspberry jelly-based vinaigrette that highlights everything it touches;
Vinaigrette II features tequila and lime …who doesn’t love a summertime marguerita!
Summer Fruit Salad
Number of Servings: 4
Salad Ingredients:
Fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
Fresh blackberries
Fresh blueberries
Fresh raspberries
Purple or yellow plums, pitted and thinly sliced
Peaches or nectarines, pitted and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Vinaigrette I:
3 tablespoons (45 mL) seedless raspberry jelly, melted
1 tablespoon (15 mL) apple cider vinegar – or other fruit vinegar
3-4 tablespoons (45-60 mL) vegetable or grapeseed oil
Sea salt
Vinaigrette II:
1 ½ tablespoons (25 mL) tequila
1 tablespoon (15 mL) fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon (5 mL) lime zest
1 tablespoon (15 mL) honey
3-4 tablespoons (45-60 mL) vegetable oil
Sea salt
Method:
- Prepare all fruit and place in a salad bowl.
- Prepare vinaigrette: Mix the components of your choice of vinaigrette. Season with just a little salt.
- Pour vinaigrette over the fruit, and gently mix together.
- Garnish Salad I with some mint leaves; Garnish Salad II with some lime zest.
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