Description
This bright and refreshing Peach Berry Fruit Salad combines juicy peaches with summer’s finest berries, dressed in a light honey-lemon sauce with fresh mint. It’s the perfect blend of sweet, tangy, and aromatic flavors that captures sunshine in every bite—ideal for picnics, potlucks, or a light summer dessert!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced into wedges
- 2 cups strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1 cup blueberries, rinsed and dried
- 1 cup raspberries, gently rinsed
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, thinly sliced
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons honey (or pure maple syrup)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Prep Your Fruit: Rinse all fruit thoroughly. Pit peaches and slice into wedges, then place in a large mixing bowl. Hull and quarter strawberries, add to bowl. Add blueberries and raspberries, handling gently to keep them intact.
- Make the Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, honey, vanilla extract, and a pinch of kosher salt until honey is fully dissolved. Grate lemon zest directly into the mixture.
- Combine: Drizzle the dressing over the fruit medley. Sprinkle with sliced mint leaves. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, gently toss everything until fruit is evenly coated.
- Let It Mingle: Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (up to 2 hours) to allow flavors to meld.
- Serve: Give the salad one final, gentle toss before serving. Garnish with additional mint leaves or lemon zest curls if desired.
Notes
- For best results, use fruit at peak ripeness—this is when natural sugars are highest and flavor is most intense.
- If your peaches are very firm, place them in a paper bag at room temperature for 1-2 days to ripen.
- To prevent browning, toss peach slices in the dressing first before adding berries.
- For an adult variation, add a splash of prosecco or elderflower liqueur.
- This salad makes a wonderful topping for yogurt, ice cream, or pound cake!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Dessert, Side Dish
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 124
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 42mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan (with maple syrup)