How crazy are you about eating fruits? I am nuts about them! Although I do have favorites yet I love all kinds of fruits and a bowl of mixed fresh fruits is enough to make me happy. And my family is right opposite to me. Unlike me, they won’t go and grab an apple or a bunch of grapes from the fridge. The fruits in our house never get eaten until and unless I hand it over to them. And I also have to ensure that they finish it off! For them, eating fruits is like a compulsion to ensure they get a dose of vitamins. There are exceptions though, for instance, when it comes to mango or watermelon. Rest of the fruits have to be kind of force fed.
Coming to this salad, well, it has no ‘recipe’ as such. Get hold of assorted fruits, your favorites, that you wish to have, and drizzle over a simple yet delicious dressing of ginger juice, lime juice mixed with a sweetener of your choice. I sometimes add a couple of spoons of Grand Marnier when serving it to adults for a party. It changes the flavour profile of this simple salad and elevates it to chic. Feel free to add zest of orange or lemon to the dressing if you can get hold of organic ones. For a change in flavor you can also add very finely chopped mint to the dressing. It is terribly hot and humid here and this salad often turns into my lunch coz my appetite has taken a serious beating in this weather. I have no desire for curries as of now. Salads it is!
1 Apple (washed, dried, cored and diced)
5 – 6 Strawberries (hulled, washed, pat dried & halved)
5 – 6 Figs (washed, pat dried & halved)
1 C chopped Papaya
1 Kiwi Fruit
A handful of Black Grapes (halved if they are big) & Pom Arils
For Ginger Lime Dressing
1 – 1½ tsp Ginger juice (add less first and then adjust to taste)
1 tbsp Lime juice (add less first and then adjust to taste)
1½ tbsp Honey or Agave Nectar for vegans (adjust to taste)
Wash, dry and core the apples. Dice them and and add a teaspoon of lemon juice. Give them a good mix and set aside.
Hull, wash and pat dry the strawberries and slice them halves. Set aside in a mixing bowl.
Wash, pat dry the figs and slice them in halves or in quarters if they are large and add them to the bowl.
Peel and dice the kiwi fruit and transfer it to the bowl along with chopped papaya and grapes.
Gently toss the fruits together. (You can chill the fruits in the fridge covered with cling wrap)
In a small bowl, mix together the honey, ginger juice and lime juice and whisk it well. Taste the dressing and adjust it to your taste.
Serve the fruits in individual bowls and scatter pom arils in each bowl along with a drizzle of ginger lime dressing. Serve immediately.
Serves – 3 to 4
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Such a pretty and colourful dessert salad! The ginger lime dressing sounds really great too.
A very pleasing and colorful looking salad. We’ll soon be seeing our local fruits so I’m pinning this as I really like the sound of the ginger lime dressing.
Your fruit salad is a work of art and the dressing sounds delicious!
You would never have to compel me to eat fruit. I love it, and this salad looks fantastic.
What a gorgeous fruit salad and pictures! My mouth is watering
Wow so refreshing salad!
What a gorgeous salad and absolutely beautiful photography! I have to admit I’m with your family on this one, most fruit has to be force-fed to me. 🙂 This salad looks and sounds delicious though and the dressing sounds wonderful!
What a beautiful salad salad for spring! I’m in awe of your gorgeous strawberries!!!
P.S. I’m with the others—great dressing.
Oh, I love fruits too! In fact, I’m writing this comment while finishing my bowl of Watermelon.
I love the idea of making a fruit salad for this summer, and I liked the dressing idea as well. The Lemon-Ginger-Honey flavors will add a nice punch to the recipe.
This salad also reminded me of Mumbai’s fruit salad vendors who sell fresh salads every day. A lovely sight in summers!
Taruna, my family is the same when it comes to eating fruit, including myself, except when mangoes are in season. But put a beautiful bowl of fruit salad in front of them and they love it. Your salad is gorgeous and I can’t wait to try the ginger lime dressing!
Love fruit, and a fresh fruit salad like this is so good for dessert. Or breakfast. 🙂 Neat dressing too — love the combo of ginger and lime. Really good stuff — thanks.
Fruit salad is always a big hit!
This is gorgeous – has me craving fruits – and I love that ginger lime dressing!