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Exotic Fruit Salad with Dragon Fruit
Have you tasted dragon fruit before? If not, you are in for a treat when you make this exotic fruit salad recipe! Dragon fruit is a lovely looking fruit, which grows in Mexico, Central America, Southeast Asia, Israel, and South America. The plant, which is a type of cactus, comes in three different colors. One has a pink skin with red flesh, one has a pink skin with white flesh, and one is yellow-skinned with white flesh.
This fruit is low in calories and contains fiber, antioxidants, vitamin C, calcium, and phosphorus. It is crunchy and sweet with a flavor that is like a cross between a pear and a kiwi. The flavor is quite mild actually, which is a surprise to people who assume that the fruit's exciting appearance must mean a strong flavor. This tropical fruit salad recipe also contains strawberries, blackberries and blueberries, as well as peaches and kiwi, to offer plenty of color as well as a soft texture and lots of flavor. The sweetened honey, wine and lemon dressing is amazing too and goes beautifully with the mixed fruit.
This wonderful wine and lemon flavored fruit salad recipe is great served with a cheese platter and some warm French bread and butter. That would make it great as either an appetizer or dessert and you can mix the sweetness of the fruit with the tang of cheese and the savory flavor of bread. You could also serve it that way for a picnic.
Dragon Fruit and Kiwi Fruit Salad with Berries
Ingredients -
3 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons honey
½ cup dry white wine
½ pint blackberries
½ pint strawberries
¼ pint blueberries
2 peeled dragon fruit
½ teaspoon lemon zest
2 peeled kiwis
2 pitted peaches
1 tablespoon white sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preparation:
First, make the fruit salad dressing.
Process the honey with the lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and wine in a blender until the dressing is smooth.
Chill it for 20 minutes.
Halve the strawberries and cut the peaches, kiwi, and dragon fruit into chunks.
Toss the fruit with the honey and wine dressing and serve it immediately or chill it for up to 2 hours for the flavors to infuse.
(Serves 8)
Wine Suggestion:
Which Wine to Serve with Fruit Salad Recipe
The best wine to serve with this fruit salad recipe would be Chenin Blanc. This is a fruity white wine, which was originally made in France's Loire Valley, where it is known as Vouvray. It is now produced in South Africa and California. This wine has floral, fresh aromas of honey and honeysuckle. Its melon flavors mean that it also pairs well with seafood and fish.
Photo Description:
If you are looking for a brightly colored fruit salad recipe, you have found it. As you can see from the picture, this is a lively, vibrant fruit salad, which is truly bursting with color. The salad uses soft fruits only and the dragon fruit adds an especially exotic touch. Fruit salad is a versatile dish because you can serve it for breakfast (maybe not this one because of the wine!) or as an appetizer. It is also healthy as a part of lunch or even as a snack when you do not want anything too heavy or filling.
Tips for a Perfect Fruit Salad Recipe
Fruit salads are easy to make and, although a fruit salad sounds like a simple dish, it lets you unleash your imagination and get creative. You can choose which fruits to use in it, how to cut them up, and what other additions to use in your fruit salad recipe. Perhaps you want to liven it up with exotic fruit or maybe you want to add an elegant gourmet touch by marinating the fruit in wine.
Choose your fruit carefully. Not only do you have to decide which fruits to put into your easy fruit salad recipes but you also need to pick the fruit over, to ensure there are no mushy berries or bruised apple chunks. A fruit salad should look as good as possible, to ensure it is appetizing. You do not need to be too fussy with it but do not use mushy berries or anything which looks well past its prime in there. Use those fruits for smoothies or for making jam or jellies instead.
Different Kinds of Fruit Salad
Is your fruit salad recipe going to be served as an appetizer or a dessert? Are you going to have it at breakfast, lunch, or dinner time? You probably will not want wine in your breakfast fruit salad but you might enjoy that at dinner time. A fruit salad for breakfast recipe is nice served with a scoop of yogurt. A dinnertime dessert can be garnished with fresh mint leaves and whipped cream. Match the fruit salad recipes to the occasions for the best results.
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