Here are some ideas to help you keep things fresh:
1. Use a little Greek yogurt in the dressing. A good dressing — not too sweet, not too heavy — helps bind everything together and bring out the fruit’s juiciness.
These berries are chillin’ in a mixture of Greek yogurt, honey, and mint.
2. Or use this great, basic formula: citrus juice + fresh herb + honey or syrup. You get something acidic, something interesting, and something sweet. The acid in lemon, lime, or orange juice brightens up the flavors and keeps fruit from turning brown. Soft fresh herbs like mint, tarragon, and basil are the best.
3. Stick with one color for something striking. This orange-on-orange combo of citrus and carrots is so HAPPY. Red fruits rule in summer. This salad’s made with cherries, strawberries, and raspberries.
4. Two-tone is classy, too. This dramatic number is a mix of honeydew, black currants, and sheep’s milk cheese.
5. Grill the fruit first. Yo’ll be amazed at what a little fire can do to make fruit sweeter and softer and more interesting. This recipe uses an eclectic mix of peaches, plums, pears, figs, and grapefruit.
6. Let some vegetables join the party. Forget the botanical technicalities of what may or may not be a “fruit;” the point is, don’t be afraid to mix in things that aren’t sweet. Cucumber makes a super addition to honeydew and watermelon in this summer salad.
7. You can take some extra time to compose a salad without going over the top. A grid is awesome if you’re using firm, cube-friendly fruit like melon.
8. Add some grains or seeds for protein and texture. Quinoa? In a fruit salad? WHY NOT.
9. Try sticking with just one type of fruit — for example, stone fruits. Exercising some restraint in terms of genre helps bring out subtle, individual flavors of different fruits. Plums, pluots, and nectarines here.
10. For a party, serve individual salads in fancy glasses.
sumber dari: buzzfeed.com
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