Antioxidants are like our body's tiny bodyguards, and this fruit salad is best way to make sure your daily dose of antioxidants is met. Packed with delicious fruits like blueberries, plums, mangoes, pomegranate, apples, this salad is so delicious. Make a big batch of this antioxidant fruit salad and enjoy throughout the week.
Antioxidant Fruit Salad Recipe
It is important to watch our food intake and consume more foods rich in antioxidants. Include variety of colourful fruits and whole foods in your diet rather than relying on supplements. That way your overall health is improved and body is protected from oxidative stress.
Fun Fact: Did you know dark chocolate contains a higher amount of antioxidants than red wine or even green tea? So go ahead, enjoy a small bite of dark chocolate every day for a healthy boost. And if you want to be double healthy, pair your dark chocolate with this salad.
About Antioxidant Fruit Salad
Sneaking fruits into your family's daily diet has never been easier, but with this salad it becomes effortless and delicious. A bowl a day and you are a happy mommy!
Antioxidants plays an important role in our body over all health. It helps support and build immunity, improves heart health and also tons of other health benefits. It is easy to build by being extra cautious in our food intake. Check my Blueberry banana smoothie.
Foods like onions, garlic, carrots, spinach, lean meats, pumpkins are packed with more benefits. Include colourful fruits like blueberries, pome, mangoes, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries which are packed with health benefits.
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This fruit salad is our new obsession. Not only it is easy to make, but so tasty. I packed this salad with antioxidant rich fruits like blueberries, plums, pomegranates, mangoes and apples.
The salad is flavoured with lemon juice and honey which makes it more enjoyable. Every week I make a big batch of this salad and store in fridge. This salad stays fresh longer in fridge so you can enjoy throughout the week.
We are starting this summer season off with a bang by making this cool refreshing salad. All the fruits used in here are rich in antioxidant properties which helps preventing heart diseases and more.
Ingredients
- Blueberries - one of the high antioxidant packed fruit. Fresh berries is best in this salad than frozen.
- Mangoes - choose slightly firm, yet sweet and ripe mangoes. Over ripe mangoes can get mushy as you toss through.
- Apples - chop apples into bite size cubes and toss with some lemon juice which stops oxidation.
- Plums - check plum ripeness by gently pressing on them. Chop into bite size pieces.
- Pomegranate - choose pomegranates with juicy red seeds than pink.
- Lemon juice - this helps preserve the freshness of fruits and also adds a refreshing tang.
- Honey - this is optional, but sweeten the fruits just right. You can swap it for maple syrup.
Step by Step pictures
1)Wash your produce really well. Start chopping the fruits.
2)I chopped apples and tossed in some lemon juice to prevent oxidation. peel and cube mangoes. Wash blueberries in vinegar water. Cut open pomegranate and remove the seeds. Cut plums in half and remove the pit, chop it.
3)Add all the cut fruits in a mixing bowl.
4)Drizzle honey. Instead of honey, maple syrup or agave can be used.
5)Squeeze some lemon juice. This keeps the fruits fresh and juicy.
6)Toss to coat the fruits in honey and lemon mix. Serve cold.
Expert Tips
- Make sure to chop fruits just before making this salad so it stays fresh.
- It is important to wash all your produce really well to remove any harmful chemicals.
- Toss fruits with lemon juice for tang and taste, it also makes it last longer.
- When choosing mangoes, use slightly firm mangoes so it doesn't get mushy.
- You can use strawberries, blackberry, raspberry or cherries.
Storage & Serving
Prepare this salad and store in fridge upto 4 to 5 days.
FAQ
You can use strawberries, blackberry, raspberry or cherries.
Yes, this fruit salad can be made and stored in fridge upto 4 to 5 days.
You can serve it in a bowl as it is. Or enjoy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Antioxidant Fruit Salad Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large Ripe Mango
- 1 large Pomegranate
- 1 cup Blueberries You can use blueberries
- 1 large Apple
- 2 medium Plums
- 2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 tablespoon Honey or Maple Syrup (Agave)
Instructions
- Wash all fruits really well. Dry them well and set aside.
- Peel mangoes using vegetable peeler and cube them into chunks. Cut open pomegranate and remove the seeds. Cube apples into chunks. Cut open plums, remove the pit and cut into cubes. Wash Blueberries in vinegar water and strain them and set aside.
- Add all fruits in a bowl, drizzle honey, lemon juice and toss well. Serve immediately or keep cold in fridge.
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Great looking salad, lovely looking fruit!
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Galaxy
Have just tried this recipe... Itz amazing... Luks awesome, smells awesome as well as tastes awesome...I dont like curd so i hvnt used it.. still th dish tastes well..Thanks