Robin's Fresh Fruit Salad

Recipe Rating:	6 Ratings5
Categories:	Fruit Salads, Quick & Easy
Collections:	Healthier Fare, All-Star Salads
Serves:	10-20
Prep Time:	1 Hr

Ingredients

1 c	Fresh green seedless grapes
1 c	Fresh red seedless grapes
2 c	Fresh cantaloupe
2 c	Fresh honeydew melon
2 c	pineapple chunks, fresh
3 c	watermelon
2 c	red apples
	Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 c	sugar
1 oz	Fresh mint chopped
1 oz	Fresh Basil chopped
2 tsp	vanilla extract
4 oz	shaved coconut
	whipped cream

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Robin Hearon

Cooked to Perfection

Las Vegas, NV (pop. 583,756)

RobinHearon

Member Since Jan 2010

Robin's Notes:

This is a wonderful and refreshing side dish that is perfect for any summer occasion. The mint and basil gives this simple dish a very tasty and pleasant surprise.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Several years ago I had a delicious fruit salad at a bed & breakfast I was staying it. It was so good, in fact, that I've been trying to replicate it on my own ever since! Well, to my great thrill this one has done it! I love the addition of mint in this salad, and after it marinates for a while it is even better. Fabulous!

[Read more about this recipe in Janet's Notebook!]

Directions

Peel the apples, cut into bite sized pieces and place into a bowl of water with the juice of the lemon to keep from browning and set aside.

Remove the grapes from the stems and set aside.

Cut all the remaining fruit into bite sized pieces and place into a large bowl.

Drain the apples, combine all of the cut fruit, add the sugar, mint, basil, vanilla and optional coconut and gently toss.

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Serve in a bowl and top with a dollop of whipped cream

Comments

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laura sebastian kentuckygrandma

Apr 22, 2010

I can't wait to try this, it sounds absoutely delicious
laura

Judy Sprague Judy

Jun 15, 2010

We are planning vacation as a family in a few weeks and I have been on the lookout for ideas using fresh fruit as a side dish instead of the traditional potatoes made everyway. This sounds really good and I will be trying it.

Paul Bushay chefbunyan

Jun 15, 2010

Hi Robin!

I make a fruit salad that's similar to yours only I add 2 cups of sour cream and no coconut

Robin Hearon RobinHearon

Jun 15, 2010

Hi Paul, by adding the sour cream that would be Ambrosia.

Paul Bushay chefbunyan

Jun 15, 2010

Ah yes, so it would be! Been along time since I've made any!

Jan Mullikin jmulliki

Jun 27, 2010

Oh my goodness! This is fantabulous! So light and minty. The basil with the mint is perfect. I will never again make just regular fruit salad. My husband won't eat fruit very much and he asked for seconds on this one! Thanks so much, Robin.

Robin Hearon RobinHearon

Jun 27, 2010

Oh you are sooooooooooooo welcome and I am especially glad that your husband asked for seconds. This is the perfect time for fruit.

Lillian Russo Lilliancooks

Jul 20, 2010

This looks like a great one! The mint, basil and coconut are so unique!

Jan Mullikin jmulliki

Jul 20, 2010

Without a doubt, that combination is the very best! You'll love it!

Jan Mullikin jmulliki

Jul 20, 2010

Another thing I forgot--the lemon juice keeps the fruit bright and you can keep it in the fridge for about 5 days--if you have any left that long!

Laura Beaulieu Jhawk

Aug 26, 2010

What a great salad! I made it for my back to school luau for the staff members to show off my Hawaiian themed classroom. I wasn't sure about the shaved coconut but found some natural raw coconut (dried) in the organic section of our grocery store. The nice, big white flakes were a wonderful contrast to the brightly colored fruit.