Easy Fresh Fruit Salad
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5
Easy Fresh Fruit Salad
Description
The fruit salad combines canned mandarin oranges, halved grapes, chopped kiwi, sliced strawberries, pineapple chunks, and assorted berries like raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. These fruits provide a range of textures from soft to firm and flavors from sweet to tart. They are gently tossed with a homemade dressing of water, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon sticks boiled to dissolve the sugar and infuse the spice.
The vanilla and cinnamon syrup adds a fragrant sweetness that ties the fruits together while preserving their individual tastes and colors. The cinnamon sticks are removed before mixing to avoid biting into them. The salad is best served fresh to enjoy the crispness and juiciness of the raw fruit and can be refrigerated for up to one day without significant quality loss.
Besides serving as a refreshing side or dessert, the leftover syrup can be repurposed as a flavorful addition to beverages like sangria. Extra fruit can also be frozen for later use in smoothies, making this salad versatile and practical for different occasions.
Ingredients
Fruit
- 11 ounces mandarin orange 1 can
- 1 cup grapes halved
- 2 kiwi chopped
- 1 cup strawberries sliced
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 cup raspberry
- 1 cup blackberry
- 1 cup blueberries
Vanilla Fruit Salad Dressing
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Bring water, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon sticks to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved . Remove from the heat and cool completely.
- Add all fruit to the bowl.
- Remove cinnamon sticks from the vanilla syrup and pour some of it over the fruit, you may not need all of it.
- Toss very gently to stir and serve immediately.
Notes
- Double the recipe to serve a larger group.
- Store fruit salad in the refrigerator and consume within one day for best freshness.
- Leftover cinnamon-flavored syrup can be added to drinks such as sangria for extra flavor.
- Freeze leftover fruit on a parchment-lined tray then bag to use later in smoothies or smoothie bowls.
- Serve the salad freshly tossed to maintain fruit texture and prevent excess juice.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 143 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 143 | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 5mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 295mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 617IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 58mg | 64% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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