Easy Summer Fruit Salad with Vegan Dressing
Summer fruits and a zippy lemon-mint dressing perfect for picnics, potlucks, or just a tasty snack at home.
Servings 16
Calories 117kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Salad (see note 1)
- 1 small-medium cantaloupe
- 1 pound strawberries
- 1 pound clementines (or any mandarin oranges, fresh or canned)
- 1 pound green seedless grapes
- 1 pint blueberries
Dressing
- ⅓-½ cup lemon juice (juice of about 2 medium lemons)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon zest (zest of about 2 medium lemons)
- ¼ cup fresh mint, chiffonade (thinly sliced) , few small leaves reserved for garnish
- ¼ cup maple syrup (or other liquid sweetener, such as agave, simple syrup, or vegan honey)
Instructions
- Rinse and prepare all of the fruit into bite sized pieces: Remove canteloupe rind and cut into 1-2" pieces, Remove strawberry tops and halve or quarter, optionally slice grapes in half (see note 2). Peel and separate the clementines into wedges. Add all prepared fruit to a large mixing bowl.
- Add all dressing ingredients to a small jar or bowl.
- Add the lid to the jar. Shake or stir until all ingredients are well-combined.
- Drizzle the dressing over fruit salad, toss the salad until all fruit pieces are evenly coated.
- Optionally add a few reserved mint leaves for garnish, and serve.
- Store leftover fruit salad in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.
Notes
1: Generally, I like to have a couple of varieties of berries, a large filler fruit (e.g., melon, apples, or another mild-flavored fruit at a good price), green or red grapes, and a citrus or tropical fruit (e.g., mandarins, pineapple, mango, etc.). Consider the seasonality of fruit types for the best flavor. The end yield of this recipe is about 15-16 cups, which typically fills one large mixing bowl.
2: To avoid choking risk in kids under 4, halve the grapes and blueberries. Otherwise, it is nice to halve the grapes, but not necessary.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1140IU | Vitamin C: 103mg | Calcium: 39mg
