RSS
Home
Mother's Day brunch part four (recipe): honey-lime fruit salad with mint and toasted almond
Print
Email
RSS
Subscribe
Mother’s Day is a rite of Spring, and along with Spring comes fresh fruit. Practically any fruit will do, but I prefer to use a variety of different colors, which appeal to both the eye and the palate. The secret ingredient to this fruit salad is the frozen limeade, but if that sounds too sweet, you can also use regular lime juice. This fruit salad is best prepared fresh as the sophisticated flavor that comes with the mint tends to dissipate with time.
Ingredients:
- Fruit, about 8-9 cups, cut and prepared as necessary—I like to use one red (strawberries or watermelon), one orange (cantaloupe, mangos, or mandarin oranges), one green (grapes or honeydew), and one blue (blueberries or blackberries).
- ½ cup toasted slivered almonds
- ½ cup thawed limeade concentrate (use a bit less if you’re using watermelon in the salad)
- ½ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
Directions:
- Toast the almonds at 350º Fahrenheit for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Watch them closely. They go from golden brown to burnt very quickly. I usually do this step while I cut the fruit.
- Combine the thawed limeade concentrate (or lime juice) and honey in a small mixing bowl.
- Add the chopped mint leaves and mix well.
- Chill until ready to serve (no longer than a couple of hours for best taste)
- Pour the honey-lime-mint mixture over the fruit and gently toss.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle the fruit with the toasted almonds and garnish with extra sprigs of mint.
- If you're pulling out all the stops, you can sprinkle on some poppyseeds, too.
If you like this, don’t miss parts one (yummy potato bake casserole), two (sausage and egg casserole), and three (blueberry French toast casserole).
Don’t forget to check out my article Mother’s Day in Denver: a dummy-proof guide for Denver dads.
Here’s a great guide (with pictures) that shows you how to use the leftover watermelon rind to make a decorative bowl in which to serve this yummy fruit salad.
Unsure of how to cut a mango? Read what the National Mango Board has to say on the matter.
Related Articles:
Add a Comment
