How to Make a Fruit Salad

If you want to be creative and prepare something healthy and homemade then fresh fruit salad is one of the best options to go for. It can be included in meals at anytime of the year. You will just need fresh and delicious fruits available in the market. Fruit salad, apart from being yummy is also low on calories and high in fiber and antioxidants. The best part of preparing a fruit salad is that the preparation time is very less. It is versatile in the sense that it can be a snack, dessert or a side dish with meals. Fruit salad can be refrigerated and also can be made a trifle by putting a layer of cake and cream on it. The following guide will assist you in making a fruit salad that’s got so many health benefits. Read on.

Complexity Level: Basic

Time Required: 10-15 minutes

Resources Required:

1. Seasonal fruits of your choice
2. A sharp knife
3. Board for cutting
4. Bowl and spoon to mix the fruit

Instructions:

1. Select fruits: You have ample choice in selecting fruits for your salad. You can be as creative as you like. You can go for berries of all types (black berries, rasp berries, blue berries etc), bananas, apples , cantaloupe, melons, grapes, honeydew, kiwis, oranges, mangoes, nectarines etc. You can select according to your personal taste. You need to be cautious with few fruits. Do not choose overripe fruit as these will mix with others. Keep a balance between fruits and do not let the salad be full of just 1 or 2 fruit. Avoid fruits that can burst and stain the other fruits. If you want to use oxidizing fruit like apple, you will have to mix it with an acidic fruit so that it doesn’t turn brown.

2. Wash all your fruits and cut them: Firstly, wash the fruits thoroughly. Use a sharp knife and a board to cut all the fruits. Keep the size of the pieces bigger than the thumb of your nail (bite-sized pieces).

3. Mix the dressing: Generally, fruit salads do not need a dressing as the juices of the fruits blend with each other on mixing. Mix the fruits well. As per your liking and taste, you can add some sugar or lime juice to your fruit salad.

4. Assemble the fruit salad: Add lemon juice or sugar if you want to add in the salad. If you do not plan to serve the salad immediately, refrigerate it. Before serving the salad, add the dressing. Be cautious of adding bananas at the last moment. This is because banana get discolored very easily. You can use coconut or chopped nuts to garnish the salad and give final touch.

Frequently Asked Questions:

What can I make with fruit salad?

Fruit salad can be refrigerated and also can be made a trifle by putting layer of cake and cream on it. Also, you can make a fruit salad cocktail. Fruit salad can also be added to a jelly and thus you can make a new dessert.

Quick Tips:

1. When using water melon, hollow it by scooping the edible part and use it as a bowl to hold the salad. The other piece of the melon can be used as a lid.
2. In order to prepare cocktail style fruit salad, you can add orange juice and sugar. The quantity of orange juice and sugar to be added will depend on the amount of fruit salad you plan to prepare.
3. You can use fragile fruits like raspberries to garnish the salad.

Things To Watch Out For:

1. Be careful with knives while chopping fruits.
2. Keep away from overripe and fragile fruits as they might burst and mix with others.
3. De-coloration of apples needs to be taken care of by soaking them in citric acid or lemon juice.
4. Get rid of seeds of fruit like orange, watermelon etc.