Fresh Fruit Salad This is a wonderful and refreshing side dish that is perfect for any summer occasion. The mint and basil gives this simple dish a very tasty and pleasant surprise. Ingredients 1 c Fresh green seedless grapes 1 c Fresh red seedless grapes 2 c Fresh cantaloupe 2 c Fresh honeydew melon 2 c pineapple chunks, fresh 3 c watermelon 2 c red apples Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 c sugar 1 oz Fresh mint chopped 1 oz Fresh Basil chopped 2 tsp vanilla extract 4 oz shaved coconut whipped cream Directions Peel the apples, cut into bite sized pieces and place into a bowl of water with the juice of the lemon to keep from browning and set aside. Remove the grapes from the stems and set aside. Cut all the remaining fruit into bite sized pieces and place into a large bowl. Drain the apples, combine all of the cut fruit, add the sugar, mint, basil, vanilla and optional coconut and gently toss. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve in a bowl and top with a dollop of whipped cream.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:47:24 +0000