Summer Fruit Salad with Ginger Infused Honey

I love making an easy summer fruit salad during the hot summer months. Berries, melons and all sorts of sweet ripe fruit are available this time of the year.

Fruit salad is a popular barbecue side dish during the hot summer.

This simple melon and berry fruit salad is a sweet treat with a ginger honey fruit dressing.

Fresh fruit is sweet enough on its own but this simple honey and ginger dressing adds a slightly sweet and spicy flavor the the fresh fruit.

The mellow mint and ginger honey flavors is the perfect dressing for this melon and berry fruit salad.

Fruit salads like Blueberry Watermelon Salad are easy to make and refreshing to eat.

Summer Fruit Salad Ingredients

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Ginger infused honey

• local honey
• fresh ginger

Fresh Fruit for salad

• summer fruit: cantaloupe, seedless watermelon , fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries, and fresh raspberries
• mint leaves

Directions

• Recipe Prep: Make the ginger honey the day before serving.
• Step 1: Wash, peel and slice the ginger.
• Step 2: Place the sliced ginger in a small pan and pour the honey in to cover the ginger pieces. Over a low heat warm the honey and ginger for 5 minutes.
• Step 3: Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Step 4: Transfer the honey and ginger pieces to a glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Cover the jar and store in a cool dark cabinet until ready to use. Can be made a week in advance to steep longer for a more intense ginger flavor.

For the fruit

1. Wash and dry or drain all of the fruit.
2. Cut and cube the cantaloupe and watermelon. Trim the tops off the strawberries and slice.
3. Wash and dry the mint before mincing finely.
4. Place all of the prepared fruit and the mint in a large bowl with a tight fitting lid. With a large spoon gently toss all of the fruit together to combine.
5. Drizzle 2 - 4 tablespoons of ginger infused honey over the fruit and mix well.
6. Chill for at least two hours before serving.
7. Serve as a summer side dish.

Creamy Fruit Salad Dressing

If you like a creamy yogurt fruit dressing you can try this Yogurt Lime Fruit Salad Dressing instead of a honey based fruit topping.

Fresh Fruit Pomegranate Salad recipe

Another of my favorite fruit salads is this Fresh Fruit Pomegranate Salad recipe.

The honey ginger dressing would perfect for this fruit salad also.

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Check out these other fruit salad recipe ideas perfect for any time of the year.

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Easy Summer Fruit Salad with Ginger Infused Honey

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face

Celebrate the abundance of fresh summer fruit by making this easy Summer Fruit Salad with Ginger Infused Honey Dressing. Fruit salad is an easy summer salad side dish recipe that will serve family and guests at all of your summer barbecues and family get-togethers.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8 Servings

Calories 187 kcal

Ingredients  

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• ▢ 1 cup honey
• ▢ 2 inch piece of fresh ginger (cut into slivers)
• ▢ 2 cups cantaloupe (cut into bite size pieces)
• ▢ 2 cups seedless watermelon (cut into bite size pieces)
• ▢ 1 cup blueberries
• ▢ 1 cup strawberries (cut into slices)
• ▢ ½ pint raspberries
• ▢ 1 tablespoon slightly bruised fresh mint leaves

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Instructions 

To make the Ginger Infused Honey

• Wash, peel and slice the ginger.
• Place the ginger pieces into a small sauce pan. Pour honey in to cover the ginger.
• Over a low heat warm the honey and ginger for 5 minutes. Remove from the burner and cool to room temperature.
• Transfer the honey and ginger pieces to a glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Cover the jar and store in a cool dark cabinet until ready to use. Can be made a week in advance to steep longer for a more intense ginger flavor.

To make the Summer Fruit Salad

• Wash all of the fruit. Cut and cube the cantaloupe and watermelon. Trim the tops off the strawberries and slice.
• Wash and dry the mint before mincing finely.
• Place all of the prepared fruit and the mint in a large bowl with a tight fitting lid. With a large spoon gently toss all of the fruit together to combine.
• Drizzle 2 - 4 tablespoons of ginger infused honey over the fruit and mix well.
• Chill for at least two hours before serving.
• Serve as a summer side dish.

Recipe Expert Tips

• Ginger honey can be made a week in advance to steep longer for a more intense ginger flavor.
• Ginger infused honey adds a wonderful lightly sweetened ginger flavor to fresh summer berries and melons in this simple summer fruit salad.
• Leftover honey can be used to sweeten hot or iced tea.

Nutrition

Serving: 1CupCalories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 225mgFiber: 3gSugar: 44gVitamin A: 1617IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

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