Layers of color and a refreshing dressing of sparkling lime make this Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe a 4th of July favorite. Simple to make, prepare ahead and take along to a cookout party as a healthy side or serve with whipped topping as dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of blueberries
- 1 cup of plums, sliced
- 1 cup pitted cherries, sliced
- 1 cup cantaloupe, chopped
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced
- 1 cup peaches, sliced
- 1 cup of small green grapes
- 1 cup of raspberries
- 1/4 cup of lime juice
- 2 Tbsp of honey
- 1 Tsp grated lime peel
- 1 cup lemon-lime flavored sparkling water, chilled
- Mint sprigs
Instructions
Layer the fruit in a 2-quart glass bowl in the order listed above.
Cover and chill for a minimum of 3 hours.
Just before serving, combine lime juice, honey and lime peel in a small bowl.
Whisk until well blended.
Stir in the sparkling water and mix well.
Pour the mixture over the layered fruit.
Garnish with mint sprigs.
Serves 8.
Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe
Layers of color and a refreshing dressing of sparkling lime make this Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe a 4th of July favorite. Simple to make, prepare ahead and take along to a cookout party as a healthy side or serve with whipped topping as dessert.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup of blueberries
- 1 cup of plums sliced
- 1 cup pitted cherries sliced
- 1 cup cantaloupe chopped
- 1 cup strawberries sliced
- 1 cup peaches sliced
- 1 cup of small green grapes
- 1 cup of raspberries
- 1/4 cup of lime juice
- 2 Tbsp of honey
- 1 Tsp grated lime peel
- 1 cup lemon-lime flavored sparkling water chilled
- Mint sprigs
Instructions
- Layer the fruit in a 2-quart glass bowl in the order listed above.
- Cover and chill for a minimum of 3 hours.
- Just before serving, combine lime juice, honey and lime peel in a small bowl.
- Whisk until well blended.
- Stir in the sparkling water and mix well.
- Pour the mixture over the layered fruit.
- Garnish with mint sprigs.