Fruit Salad Surprise
We love, love, love this simple twist on plain fruit salad. The flavours are so clean & fresh and stepped up just a notch by the orange juice, lime and subtle bits of mint. This is a great recipe for introducing fresh herbs to your kids as it’s flavor is very nonthreatening and even if the kids aren’t totally convinced, they’ll most likely overlook it because of the sweet, inviting taste of the fruit. In addition, I’m always looking for new and great ways to incorporate the herbs from our herb garden. There are all sorts of mint plants you can grow. We happen to have 2 varieties, one apple and one orange mint plant in our garden, both of which I love. Of course, you could always leave the mint out, but I would encourage you to try it at least once as it may just get you growing your own on a sunny window sill. That way you can make this salad at a moments notice and not have to purchase mint every time your kids ask for more.
- Cantaloupe and/or honeydew
- Strawberries, sliced
- Blueberries and/or raspberries, blackberries
- Kiwi, sliced
- Mango cubed
- Orange sections (optional)
- Orange Juice
- Lime zest & juice
- Fresh mint, chopped small
- Cut the cantaloupe into ½ inch cubes, or use a melon baller and place in a bowl.
- Add strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, mango, orange sections. (Of course any of the fruit is optional and you can mix and match what you want. Lots of times I will leave the orange sections out because it's more time consuming to cut.)
- Add enough orange juice only partially cover the fruit. The more fruit obviously the more orange juice. I would say about 1-2 cups.
- Then add the lime zest and lime juice. About half a lime for a smaller batch & the whole lime for a big batch, adjusting to your liking.
- Sprinkle with the mint leaves and stir well.
- Can serve right away or refrigerate for one hour to let flavours mingle
