Summer Fruit Salad
This beguiling fruit salad transforms even the most delicious fresh fruit into an ambrosial delight. Tart, sweet, and floral red berries are kissed with agave nectar, warm vanilla, citrusy lime, and just a touch of zingy ginger to create a luscious, flavourful combination that tempts as much for dessert as it does for breakfast.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3 heaping cups red fruits such as cherries, raspberries, and strawberries; cherries pitted and torn in half, and strawberries hulled and cut into segments
- 3 tablespoon agave nectar/syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla paste substitute with vanilla extract if needed
- 1 lime zested zested or grated with a microplane
- 1 lime juiced (use the same lime as for the zest)
- ¼ teaspoon finely grated ginger grated with a microplane or ginger/garlic grater
Instructions
- In a bowl large enough to hold the entire fruit salad, simply add the agave, vanilla paste, lime zest, lime juice, and finely grated ginger. Mix and set aside while you prepare your fruit.
- Gently pile the prepared fruit into the bowl containing the dressing - add any fruit juices that have collected on your cutting board as well. Using a spoon or thin spatula, ever so gently mix the dressing and fruit together.
- Serve, in one large bowl or in individual servings, for breakfast or dessert, on its own or with yogurt (vegan or dairy), or my especial favourite, with a melting scoop of vanilla bean ice cream for pure summertime bliss. Enjoy!