5.0 from 12 votes
Summer Fruit Salad with Lemon Dressing
This This Summer Fruit Salad with Lemon Dressing is super healthy, delicious, refreshing and perfect for a hot summer day. It's absolutely jammed pack full of fresh fruit that is paired with a fabulous sweet tangy dressing, and best of all, this salad really is as good as it looks!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 111 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Salad , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest from 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice from 1 lemon
- 2 cups red grapes sliced in half
- 2 cups green grapes sliced in half
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 cups strawberries
- fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- Make the dressing. In a small saucepan, bring to a boil the sugar, water, lemon zest and lemon juice. Continue cooking for a few more minutes, about 10-15 minutes, until the sauce begins to thicken a bit. Cool, then refrigerate. The dressing needs to be completely cool before pouring it on the fruits.
- Make the salad. In a large bowl, toss all the fruit together including the mint. When ready to serve pour the lemon dressing over and toss well.
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Notes
- Fruit such as bananas and apples are prone to browning quickly once cut. I don't recommend bananas unless you eat the salad immediately after assembling. The apples may brown a bit, but will still be good, and the lemon juice will help to prevent discolouration.
- If you use softer fruits, they tend to not last that long. It is best to eat them the same day.
- Although fruit can be frozen, it will change the texture of this salad, so I don't recommend using frozen fruit. Fresh is always best!
- If making this fruit salad ahead, don't add the lemon dressing until ready to serve. Store the tossed fruit in an airtight container and lemon dressing in a jar for up to 3 days. If you have leftover fruit salad with the dressing on, you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for no more than a day.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
111kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.4g
(1%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.04g
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
236mg
(7%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
75IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
31mg
(34%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 111
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 111kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.4g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 236mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.