Thursday, July 1, 2010

Making Fresh Fruit Salad a Step Up from Ordinary with Pineapple Cardamom Dressing

What is better on a hot afternoon than a fresh fruit salad? Not much. Easy to prepare and beautiful to look at and even nicer to eat and share. There are only a few jobs the cook has:

1- choose the fruit wisely

2- mix and match the fruit well

3- and if you feel like it put a dressing or dip with it to top it off.


When we had Helen over for a garden party I made a fruit salad that had a dressing on it that I quite liked. I made it from fresh pineapple, added a bit of honey and cardamom. It made the fresh fruit just a bit out of the ordinary. Mixing a dressing up is simple. Use the fresh juice that comes from the fruit that you are using in the salad or do what I did and blend some of the fruit you are using in the salad, add honey, Greek yogurt, whipping cream, a favorite herb or spice and you’ll be amazed at the tasty dressings or dips you’ll come up with.

What are your favorite combinations to put into a fruit salad?

15 comments:

  1. I loved this salad. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

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  2. I was also lucky enough to taste this salad. Such a simple but good idea. The flavor was unusual and really complimented the fruit.

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  3. I love to grate some fresh ginger over my fruit salad. YUM!

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  4. I'll have to be more adventurous and try something like this.

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  5. please share you fav bread recipe with me I would so appreciate it not sure I will make more from Healthy Bread in 5 though

    and lovely salad

    Rebecca

    rebeccasubbiah at yahoo dot com

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  6. I love fruit salads that have dressings on them! They really up the ante. This sounds fantastic...cardamom is one of my favorite spices.

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  7. you are the dressing queen! i am always so impressed by your dressing creations... this sounds divine!

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  8. I never think to make a dressing for fruit salad. The most I do is sugar and lemon juice. I love this dressing you have made and it turns just a bowl of fruit into a dish. Delicious!

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  9. Your salad looks so refreshing. I love fruit salads and your dressings takes it to a whole nother level. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  10. Whenever I hear that soemthing has cardamom in it, I want it LOL, this fruit salad is no exception.
    Have a great 4th of july weekend.
    *kisses* HH

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  11. I dont think I've ever made a dressing for fruit salad...but I love the idea...espeically with greek yogurt

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  12. Oh this will be amazing...my next fruit salad will be so yummy. Thanks for sharing..happy 4th of July to you. xoxo

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  13. I love how fresh and colorful this is!

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  14. Hi Cristie--I am partial to cardamom, so this dressing idea really captured my imagination. Like Daphne, I enjoy the pungent heat that grated ginger can add to a fruit salad.

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  15. This salad was so fresh and perfectly flavored! Great recipe.

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