Tropical Fruit Salad with Sweet 'n Spicy Dressing

You don’t have to visit the islands to make this quick and easy tropical fruit salad. The tangy, sweet and spicy fruit salad dressing lightly coats the juicy fruit. The whole tropical salad is ready with only 15 minutes of prep and it’s so good.

Total Time

15min

5.0

1 Rating

Author: Garlic & Zest

Servings:

Ingredients

Dressing

•

1 in

Fresh Ginger , peeled

•

Jalapeño Pepper , minced, deseeded, divided

•

1/2

Lime , juiced, zested

•

4 Tbsp

Honey

Fruit Salad

•

Orange

•

Kiwifruit

•

Fresh Strawberry

or or any berries

•

Banana , peeled, sliced

•

Star Fruit

•

Grapefruit

•

Pineapple

Cooking Instructions

Use a microplane or fine grater to grate Fresh Ginger (1 in) onto a cutting board or into a bowl.

Set a fine mesh strainer over a small microwaveable bowl. Transfer ginger pulp and any juices to the strainer. Press down on the pulp with the back of a spoon to capture the ginger's juices in the bowl. Discard solids.

Add half the Jalapeño Pepper (1) , Lime (1/2) , and Honey (4 Tbsp) to the ginger juice.

Microwave for 20 seconds on high. Stir. Microwave another 20 seconds or until mixture starts to bubble. Set aside to cool while you prep the fruit.

Place Orange (1) , Kiwifruit (1) , Fresh Strawberry (1) , Banana (1) , Star Fruit (1) , Grapefruit (1) , Pineapple (1) in a medium bowl.

Add the remaining minced jalapeño.

Toss the salad with dressing just before serving.

Author's Notes

You can use any tropical fruit you want. If using citrus fruit like oranges or grapefruit, cut it into supremes.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

790

FAT

0.6 g

PROTEIN

2.8 g

CARBS

204.7 g