Fresh fruit salad is very popular across the world, not just for its fruity taste, but also for the immense health benefits it has. The salad strengthens our immune system and is known to fight heart diseases as well. Fresh fruits are a reservoir of vitamins and important minerals and they make for a nutritious and supremely healthy recipe. The best part about making fresh fruit salad is that you can mix fruits of your choice and prepare the salad in almost anyway you want. However, it is better to go for seasonal fruits, as they are high on nutrients and rich in antioxidants. You can even make your salad sugar-free, to avoid extra calories. Below given are some low on calories and easy to make fresh fruit salad recipes. Try them for a healthy treat and know how to make fresh fruit salad.
Easy Fresh Fruit Salad Recipes
Orange & Berries Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cup Mixed Berries (Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries)
- 2 cup Seedless Grapes (red or green)
- 2 Sweet Apples (crisp)
- 3 Peaches, Nectarines/ 6 Apricots
- 2 Bananas (sliced thin)
- 1 cup Orange Juice (freshly squeezed)
- Nutmeg (optional)
Method
- Chop the fruits and mix them in a large bowl.
- Pour fresh orange juice over the fruits. Stir them gently and store them in the refrigerator.
- Serve the fruit salad with a dash of nutmeg.
Cinnfull Apple Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 4 crisp Sweet Apples
- 2 Bananas (sliced thin)
- 2 Sweet Pears
- ½ cup Raisins
- 1 cup Apple Juice (unsweetened)
- 1 cup Yogurt (plain low-fat)
- ¼ tsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- Roasted Almonds (sliced) - Optional
Method
- Put raisins in the apple juice and store it in refrigerator over night.
- Chop the fruits shortly before you have to serve the salad and mix them in a large bowl.
- Add yoghurt, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon to the pple juice with raisins.
- Sprinkle sliced almonds over each serving.
Tropical Paradise Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 Pineapple (peeled, cored & diced)
- 3 Mangos (3 cups)
- 2 Papaya (2 cups)
- 3 ripe Kiwi
- 2 cups Strawberries (sliced)
- 2 Bananas (sliced thin)
- 1 Valencia Orange (juiced, about 1/3 cup)
- Unsweetened coconut (shredded) - Optional
Method
- Squeeze the orange, to take out its juice.
- Make a sauce, by mixing 1 cup chopped strawberries and 1 cup chopped mangoes in the blender, along with the orange juice.
- Peel, chop and mix rest of the fruits in a large bowl. Pour sauce over the chopped fruits and mix them.
- Sprinkle coconut over each serving of salad.
Fresh & Tangy Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 3 medium Red/ Pink Grapefruits (peeled and sectioned)
- 3 medium Sweet Apples (crisp)
- 2 sweet Pear
- Walnuts (chopped ) - Optional
Method
- Chop the fruits and mix them in a large bowl.
- Store the chopped fruits in a refrigerator, until they are ready to serve.
- Top each serving of salad with chopped walnuts.