Minted Fruit Salad

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023
Filled with the season’s best, freshest fruit, this salad shouts summer. The hint of mint adds a refreshing note to the colorful melon compote. —Edie DeSpain, Logan, Utah
Minted Fruit Salad Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 4 teaspoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • 4 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 4 cups cantaloupe balls
  • 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint leaves

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, honey, ginger and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup. Remove from the heat. Cool.
  2. In a serving bowl, combine the cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries and mint. Drizzle with cooled apple juice mixture; gently toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 113 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 14mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1/2 starch.