Last updated on June 29th, 2018 at 03:58 pm
This Mixed Fruit with Lemon-Basil Dressing is super refreshing and delicious with an incredible savory dressing. Perfect for summer!
Summer is almost here. Although May and June are the rainy months here in Calgary, I still love it. We still get plenty of sunshine and most of all I love the warm weather, after a long 9 month winter. Yep, you heard me right, our winters are almost 9 months here. So with summer just around the corner, I thought it would be perfect to feature this beautiful, healthy and delicious mixed fruit salad.
The dressing for this salad is a bit different for a fruit salad, being that it’s a savory salad with ingredients like olive oil, ground mustard and onion powder, but trust me when I say that it really works.
If you’re worried about using a savory dressing and would prefer something sweeter, try my Summer Fruit Salad with Lemon Dressing.
Don’t get turned off by the dressing. It really does work! It’s a great savory dressing that can work great on fruit salads or on regular salad greens. You just have to try it. As far as the fruits go, feel free to use whatever fruits you like or whatever you can find on sale. If you’re like me, you’ll probably buy the pineapple and watermelon already chopped. It’s a lot less mess that way and so much easier.
There are supposed to be 8 servings here, but if you’re like my husband and I you will eat it in one sitting, that’s how good it is. But no need to count calories when you’re eating something as gorgeous and refreshing as this salad.
If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #jocooks on Instagram so we can see it. I always love to see what you guys come up with!
Mixed Fruit with Lemon-Basil Dressing
Ingredients
Lemon Basil Dressing
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground mustard
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp pepper or to taste
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped
Fruit Salad
- 1 cup fresh pineapple cubed
- 1 cup fresh strawberries sliced
- 1 cup peeled kiwifruit sliced
- 1 cup seedless watermelon cubed
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
Instructions
- In a small bowl add all the dressing ingredients and whisk well.
- In a large bowl, combine the fruit. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.
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Recipe originally shared May 2013.
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I am not a fruit eating person but I do love basil. So, I gave it a go yesterday morning and ate it right away. It was good. Today the dressing, having had a chance to sit overnight, was better than good. It seemed like such an odd combination of ingredients so my husband and son wouldn’t even try it. Their loss! I will be making this for my card club group the next time I host.
Thanks for posting your comment about the salad as it was so much fun to make the fruit salad with a twist. Thanks for letting me know about the overnight change to the dressing. I am thinking this would make a great make ahead and take along salad for picnics and family get togethers. Sounds like you will “ace” your club group next time with this recipe.
Mixed fruit salad with lemon basil dressing. It calls for ground mustard. Is that dry mustard powder or stone ground bottled mustard?
It is a powdered mustard. Enjoy! Its a great salad for Spring
That lemon basil dressing sounds heavenly!
It’s different, but it’s delicious. 🙂