This salad is low cost and easy to prepare. Enjoy this salad and enjoy your summer!
Summertime Salads: Fruit Salad
Summertime brings back memories of vacations, warm nights, fireflies, ice-cold lemonade and backyard barbecues. These barbecues can be magical times — bringing family, friends and neighbors around the table for fellowship and good food. You know it’s summer when you smell a backyard grill going!
Arielle has been given the task of hosting the annual family barbecue this year. It’s a big job to plan for 20 members of her family to come over for dinner! Arielle has decided to make some changes in her family’s diet, starting at the barbecue. She’s a little worried that her family may not enjoy her menu choices, but she knows their favorite foods can be lightened up and be just as tasty!
She has several questions running through her mind. What’s going to be on the menu? Can I fix some healthy items? Will my family like these new dishes?
Arielle decided to include the usual – hamburgers and hot dogs, but she will buy leaner meat and turkey hot dogs, as well as whole grain buns. She will also add some grilled chicken and salads to the menu to lighten things up.
Salads are a great way to explore the bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables that are in season during the summer. They are also a perfect way to recycle leftovers.
The following recipe showcases a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that will add texture, taste, and color to the menu.
Fruit Salad
Makes about 10 - ½ cup servings.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 fresh mango, diced
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 peach, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup seedless grapes, cut in half
- 10 ounces pineapple chunks, packed in juice
- ½ cup low-fat yogurt
DIRECTIONS
Wash the fresh fruit and slice or chop as directed. Place all in a serving bowl. Drain the pineapple in a strainer and put it in the bowl with the rest of the fruit. (Keep the juice to enjoy later.) Pour the yogurt on top of the fruit and gently mix it all together. Serve and enjoy.
