Fresh Fruit Salad With Mint And Lime
Cold fruit salad is a delicious afternoon treat after a hot day in the summer, but just throwing together some pineapple, orange slices, and watermelon in a bowl gets repetitive pretty fast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup seedless red grapes
- 1 cup seedless green grapes
- 3 plums, cut into wedges
- 2 peaches, peeled and cut into wedges
- 2 nectarines, cut into wedges
- 1 cup of water
- 6 mint sprigs
- 2 tbsp. lime juice
- 2 tbsp. fresh mint, minced
- 1 tsp. lime zest
- 8 strips of lime peel, about 2 inches each
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the water, the lime peel strips, and the mint sprigs. Bring to a boil and cook until half the liquid has evaporated.
- Remove the lime strips and mint sprigs and let the mixture cool down
- Add the minced mint, the lime zest, and the lime juice
- In a large bowl, combine the red grapes, the green grapes, the plums, the peaches, and the nectarines.
- Pour the lime and mint sauce over the fruits, and toss gently until all the fruit is coated.
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