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Summer fruit salad with lime and ginger
Peaches, berries, grapes and banana get a light fruit-juice dressing. Ripe fruit supplies most of the sweetness; taste before adding sugar.
Make it at home.
Ingredients
Step by step
Step 1
Put the peaches, strawberries and grapes in a large bowl.
Step 2
Whisk the lime juice, pineapple juice and ginger. Pour over the fruit and fold gently.
Step 3
Cover and refrigerate until serving. Add freshly sliced banana and toss again.
Step 4
Taste before adding any sugar. Serve in small bowls with a little of the collected juice.
Kitchen guide: Make dinner ahead without losing the good texture
About this recipe
Adapted from archive recipe 820. The original fixed 1/2 cup sugar is replaced by an optional addition after tasting.
Edited for PotusPlate, October 2026. This home adaptation has not yet been kitchen-tested. The archive photograph illustrates the earlier version.
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