Everyone is aware of the significance of consuming fruits in the daily diet. Fruits are a storehouse of many nutritionally important substances such as Vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, dietary fiber and many phytochemicals to name a few. The health benefits offered by fruits include lowering the risk of cardiovascular diseases, kidney stones formation, strokes, certain types of cancers, type 2 diabetes, bone loss, lowering of high blood pressure and cholesterol, helping in weight loss initiatives and slowing down the ageing process.
So, try to include fruits in your diet in a yummier way that you may enjoy the health benefits of fruits to the maximum extent. Follow this recipe of the Tropical Fruit Salad and pleasure your taste buds.
Ingredients:
Watermelon (peeled, deseeded and diced) – 3/4 cup
Pineapple (cut into 1 inch pieces) – 1 cup
Pineapple juice – 3-4 tbsp
Orange juice – 3-4 tbsp
Kiwi (peeled, horizontally halved and sliced) – 1
Black grapes (Deseeded and halved) – 1/2 cup
Strawberries – 1 cup
Yellow bananas (peeled and sliced) – 1 cup
Papaya (peeled and cubed) – 1/2 cup
Orange (peeled and skinned) – 1/2 cup
Lemon zest – 1/4 tsp
Juice of one large lemon
Honey – 3 tsp
Method:
1.) In a mixing bowl, mix all the fruits together.
2.) In a small bowl, whisk the pineapple, orange and lemon juices, lemon zest and honey together. Pour this over the fruits.
3.) Serve in a salad bowl. You can chill the salad a bit before serving.
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Source: Medicinenet
