Fruit Salad With Lime-Mint Dressing

I’m a huge fan of fruit salad when it’s made well. The stuff from a can? Yuck. But a homemade version full of fresh, ripe fruit and brightened up with a homemade lime-mint simple syrup? Heavenly! Last year, after Fearless Baby was born, a bunch of friends generously brought us meals and snacks. Our friend Beth brought a lime-mint fruit salad and it was so wonderfully delicious that I asked her for her recipe straightaway – it’s now my go-to fruit salad for parties, potlucks, and picnics. The fresh, juicy fruit is complemented perfectly by the slightly tart, bright, citrusy lime-mint dressing.

This salad is particularly fab because you can customize it depending on your favorite fruits and what is in season locally. I choose pineapple because it’s my husband’s favorite fruit, and strawberries and blueberries because they’re starting to appear locally at the farmers markets, and that combination turned out beautifully. Peaches will be in season here soon, and they would be a fabulous addition to this salad. As long as you keep the ratio of fruit to the lime-mint syrup the same, you can experiment endlessly with different flavor and texture combinations. So give this awesome fruit salad a try, and do report back what fantastic combinations you come up with!

Fruit Salad with Lime-Mint Dressing

serves 8-10, adapted from Eat-Drink-Smile

Ingredients

1 pint strawberries, sliced
1 pint blueberries
1 pineapple, cubed
1/8 cup simple syrup**
1/4 cup lime juice (from 2-3 limes)
1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped

(**Simple syrup = 1 part sugar to 1 part water. Bring water to a boil, stir in sugar until dissolved completely. Remove from heat and allow to cool.)

Directions

Wash, peel, and chop fruit as desired. Place into large bowl.

In a blender, combine the simple syrup, lime juice, and chopped mint. Toss the syrup over fruit and stir until well-combined. Chill and serve.

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