This fresh fruit salad is elevated up a notch with a homemade Ginger syrup dressing that has hints of lime and honey, to make any occasion special when you serve it.
Several times a year I stop to make homemade ginger syrup to store in my fridge. It makes homemade Gingerale or a lovely hot ginger tea for soothing nausea. It also works beautifully on this fruit salad, which I try to use whenever I have a batch ready, but I will also share my quick store bought version for this fruit salad when I don't have time to make a syrup batch.
This fruit salad can be made with any combinations of fruits. Peaches are a week or two away from pick your own season here, so I don't have any to add ,but they would be amazing in this! I used what I had in the fridge: Fresh Pineapple, Strawberries, Green Grapes, Blueberries. Feel free to play with it!
Let's get making this recipe!
Fruit Salad with Gingerale Dressing
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
- 1 fresh pineapple peeled ,, cored and diced. (I buy it peeled & cored from the produce section)
- 1 qt. strawberries, halved
- 1 1/2 cups green grapes halved
- 1 - 1/4 cups blueberries
- any other fruits you want; bananas, peaches, kiwi, orange slices
- Optional : mint leaves
Ginger Dressing:
If not making my homemade Ginger syrup from scratch, here is my go to quick dressing:
- 1/3 cup Quick Gingerale
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice
Directions:
- In large serving bowl wth a airtight lid, mix together the prepared fruit. Set aside.
- In small bowl mix together the gingerale, honey and lime juice., whisk till blended well.
- Pour syrup over the fruit and stir gently to cover fruit.
- Sprinkle with mint leaves if using them.
- Store in fridge for at least 1 hour till serving time.
