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SWEETHEART FRUIT SALAD RECIPE
SWEETHEART FRUIT SALAD RECIPE
Sweetheart Fruit Salad Recipe. Fun & easy Valentines appetizer or dessert. Cucumber & watermelon heart cut-outs. Low calorie dessert 4 weight loss or diet.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Personal Size Watermelon, note if you can’t find one, salad will be red and white and still look great for Valentines Day
- 1 English Cucumber or Substitute with Honey Dew Melon for an all fruit salad
- 1-3 oz. Container of Fresh Raspberries or Strawberries
- Fresh Mint Leaves
- 2T Fresh Lemon or Lime Juice
- 1T Raw Unpasteurized Honey or Pure Maple Syrup Grade B or Coconut or Palm Sugar
- Optional—pinch Himalayan Salt
DIRECTIONS: if using melon, slice off end. Discard. Slice rest of melon, into 1-2 inch thick slices. Discard other end. Using small heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut-out hearts. Stay as close to rind as possible. To get the most hearts. Alternate cookie cutter. Cut one heart facing up. Then the next one facing down. Ass you go around melon slice. To get the most heart cut-outs.
Add to bowl. And set aside. Repeat with honeydew, if using. Slice cucumber lengthwise. Discard first slice with skin. Slice rest of cucumber lengthwise. Into 2 or 3 planks. Slice the skin off the last plank. Discard it. Stay as close to edges of cucumber planks as possible. To get the most heart cut-outs. Cut out heart shapes using cookie cutter. Alternate cookie cutter. Cut one heart facing up. Then the next heart facing down. As you go down the cucumber plank. Add to bowl. Wash berries. If using strawberries. Hull and slice first. Add berries to bowl. Wash mint leaves. Remove from stem. Chiffonade mint leaves – stack them on top of one another. Roll them up. Cut into thin strips. Add to bowl. Whisk lemon or lime juice. With sweetener and salt, if using. Add to bowl, gently toss all ingredients. Transfer to decorative bowl. Or individual serving dishes.
WHERE TO BUY HEART SHAPED COOKIE CUTTERS FOR
SWEETHEART FRUIT SALAD RECIPE
HEART COOKIE CUTTER SET – 5 PIECE
Metatags: Sweetheart Fruit Salad Recipe. Fun & easy Valentines appetizer or dessert. Cucumber & watermelon heart cut-outs. Low calorie dessert 4 weight loss or diet.