SUMMER CHERRY-BERRY FRUIT SALAD
A colorful combination of cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries with mint, lemon and flavorful spices. This simple, fresh salad is great all by itself, or paired with non-dairy ice cream or yogurt!
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 - 1 cup servings 1x
- Category: Salad, Snack
- Cuisine: Vegan
Ingredients
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- 2 cups strawberries, tops removed and quartered
- 1 cup cherries, seed removed and sliced in half
- 1 cup raspberries (6 oz)
- 1 cup blueberries (6 oz)
- 1 cup blackberries (6 oz)
- 2 – 3 tablespoons fresh mint, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 large juicy lemon or 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
In a small bowl, add lemon juice and spices, mix well. Set aside.
Place fruit in a mixing bowl, top with with mint and lemon juice mixture, gently toss to combine.
Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Pairs great with non-dairy ice cream or yogurt!
Store leftovers in the refrigerator, will last 2 – 3 days.
Serves 6 (1 cup serving).
NOTES:
Use any combination of berries, or change the amounts using more or less of each. This is just a template.
The fruits were naturally sweet on their own and didn’t need any sweetener. If you find your cherries and berries are not very sweet, add 1 – 2 tablespoons of sweetener of choice. Add it to the lemon juice, or drizzle/sprinkle it over top of the salad.
Use orange juice in place of lemon for variation.
Recommended sweeteners:
- Pure maple syrup
- coconut nector
- turbinado (raw) sugar
- coconut sugar
- date syrup
Find it online: https://simple-veganista.com/summer-cherry-berry-fruit-salad/