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3 Healthy Fruit Salad Recipes You Could Make for Mother’s Day

Healthy fruit salads are a great way to end a meal or to fill the tummy with a light snack in the afternoon. Keep your fruit salad healthy by staying away from canned fruit cocktail and opting for chunks of fresh fruits.

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Fruit Salad Ice Pops

fruit salad ice pops

This Fruit Salad Ice Pops recipe from One Little Project is a fun snack you can make to cool down from a warm Spring or Summer afternoon! The transparent pops let you see exactly what's in them - colourful chunks of fresh fruits loaded with vitamins and yummy flavours.

fruit salad ice pops

"They’re so fresh and summery! And did I mention that they taste amazing too? A sweet berry combination of summer flavours and a great way to stay cool!"

Ingredients:
  • 2 Kiwis
  • 2 Peaches
  • 1 cup Strawberries
  • ½ cup Raspberries
  • ½ cup Blueberries
  • 2 cups Apple Juice
via Fruit Salad Ice Pops (One Little Project)

Quinoa Fruit Salad

quinoa fruit salad

Though many foodies eat quinoa with savoury food, a serving of this Quinoa Fruit Salad from Two Peas & Their Pod will completely change your mind about this healthy grain. Red quinoa is mixed in a bowl of fresh fruits, all enveloped in a coating of lime, mint and honey dressing.

quinoa fruit salad

"Quinoa with blueberries, strawberries, mango, and a refreshing honey lime dressing. This easy and healthy Quinoa Fruit Salad goes well with any summer meal."

Ingredients:
FOR THE QUINOA:
  • 1 cup quinoa (I used Red Quinoa)
  • 2 cups of water
  • Pinch of salt
FOR THE HONEY LIME DRESSING:
  • Juice of 1 large lime
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
FOR THE FRUIT:
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced strawberries
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped mango
  • Extra chopped mint, for garnish-optional
via Quinoa Fruit Salad (Two Peas & Their Pod)

Fruit Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Syrup

fruit salad

Try this beautiful and delicious Fruit Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Syrup from Natasha's Kitchen and you won't be sorry! Bursting with fruity goodness from strawberries, grapes, clementines, apples, blueberries and bananas, this colorful salad is made even more divine with homemade orange-lemon syrup.

fruit salad
fruit salad

"The natural orange lemon syrup glazes the fruit and the keeps your salad looking and tasting fresh longer. Use leftovers for smoothies!"

Fruit Salad Ingredients:
  • 2 lbs fresh strawberries hulled and halved or quartered if large
  • 1 lb fresh grapes any colour, halved
  • 6 clementines peeled well and separated into sections
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 to 2 apples cored, cut into sixths and sliced into 1/4" thick pieces
  • 1 banana sliced
Orange Lemon Syrup:
  • 4 Tbsp liquid honey
  • Juice of 1 large lemon about 1/4 cup
  • Juice of 1 medium orange about ¼ cup
  • Heaping 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
Optional Garnish:
  • Mint leaves
via Fruit Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Syrup (Natasha's Kitchen)

Ludy's Kitchen Cooking Tip:

Using bananas and raspberries on your fresh fruit salad? Make sure to add them just before serving. Bananas can get mushy and brown if left exposed for too long, while raspberries can get limp and soft.

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Carla Bauto Deña

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Carla is a freelance journalist, content writer, and TV producer. When she's not busy writing and covering stories, she likes traveling and discovering different cultures through food.

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