Summer Fruit Salad with Lime-Mint Sugar Recipe
A salad of any summer fruits you like sprinkled with lime juice and mixed with a delicious lime-mint sugar.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (2oz, 56g) sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons grated lime zest
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 cantaloupe or other melon, diced or balled
- 2 peaches or nectarines, skinned and sliced
- 1 cup seedless grapes (7oz, 198g) , halved
- 1 cup strawberries (6oz, 170g) , halved or quartered
- 1 cup pineapple (6oz, 170g) , chopped.
Directions
- Combine the fruit in a bowl. You can do this in advance and chill until needed.
- Make the lime-mint sugar only an hour before needed for the best flavor.
- Mix together the sugar, lime zest and mint and set aside until just before serving.
- To ensure that the mint leaves retain their color, snip them with scissors instead of with a knife or food processor.
- When ready to serve, drizzle the lime juice over the fruit and stir to coat.
- Stir in the lime-mint sugar and serve.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 143g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 61 | |
| Calories from Fat 3 | 5% |
| Total Fat 0.31g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.04g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 5mg | 0% |
| Potassium 267mg | 8% |
| Total Carbs 15.54g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.1g | 7% |
| Sugars 12.36g | 8% |
| Protein 1.13g | 2% |
