Yes, this fruit salad is fabulous! This recipe should probably make about 4 servings (or 8 if you go by the measly serving sizes set by the USDA), but I could almost eat the whole serving bowl myself! This is so good.
Why is this fruit salad fabulous?
1. It is so scrumptious!
2. Fruit! Fresh fruit! Whole, fresh fruit contains a perfect package of minerals, vitamins, fiber, enzymes, antioxidants, pectin, and other naturally-occurring “ingredients”.
3. These “ingredients” (above) are very helpful for weight loss.
4. Eating fresh fruit for breakfast has been shown to help prevent overeating later in the day.
5. The sauce! Oh, the absolutely luscious sauce!
6. The best part about this fruit salad: licking out the bowl after you’ve eaten all the fruit.
Fabulous and Flexible Fruit Salad
By far my favorite fruits to use in this salad are blueberries and strawberries (the flavors go so well with the sauce), but other types of fruit work well also.
Wonderful Fabulous Breakfast
Have some of this Fabulous Fruit Salad on top of these Wonderful Waffles and you have a Wonderful Fabulous Breakfast! : )
Fabulous Fruit Salad
Prep
Total
Yield 4 serving
Naturally-sweet, naturally-slimming, fresh fruit and a creamy, vegan sauce make this fruit salad fabulous!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (one 13-ounce can) full-fat, unsweetened, canned coconut milk
- 1/4 cup frozen pineapple juice concentrate
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 banana, fresh or frozen
- 4 cups fresh fruit mixture, such as blueberries, sliced strawberries, halved grapes, sliced bananas, or sliced peaches
Fresh fruit works best for this recipe. The exception is frozen strawberries; they taste really good in this salad.
(My favorite combo: 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries + 1 1/2 cups sliced frozen strawberries + 1/2 cup sliced fresh peaches + 1/2 cup sliced bananas)
Instructions
- Place coconut milk, juice concentrate, cashews, salt, and vanilla in blender and blend until smooth. (A heavy-duty blender works best for this recipe; other blenders may not get the mixture smooth enough.)
- Add banana and blend until smooth.
- Place fruit into serving bowl, add blender mixture, and gently stir. Serve immediately.
What’s your favorite fresh fruit?
This sounds really good. I think some small pieces of mango would go well with this also.
Oh, that sounds delicious! I’m going to try it with mango next time.
So BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Hey there,
I am wondering if I should soak the cashews overnight? Thanks!!
Hi Tashina,
No need to soak the cashews in this recipe – just be sure you have a heavy-duty blender, like a Blendtec or Vitamix
so the mixture gets creamy.
Enjoy!
Jennifer
Thank you so much!
Hi I don’t have pineapple concentrate at home what can I use instead ?
Looks delicious. <3
Hi Alexia,
You could also use grape juice concentrate, but I prefer the pineapple juice concentrate because it balances out the cashew and coconut flavors.
If you don’t have either of those, you might try some other sweetener, but I’ve never experimented with anything other than juice concentrate, so I’m not sure how it would turn out.
Hope you enjoy!
Jennifer
Since this is a salad I am making for a morning holiday brunch would I be able to make the sauce ahead of time (the night before?)
Thank you. It looks delicious.
Hi Elizabeth. Yes, you can make the sauce ahead of time. It may separate a little as it’s in the refrigerator, but just give it a quick stir and your set.
I hope your brunch goes well.
Jennifer
Sorry to trouble you again Jennifer, but I have tried to get the pineapple frozen juice concentrate from two supermarkets now–Stop and Shop and Star Market. Neither store has it and I was told at Stop and Shop that they used to carry it years ago but no longer.
Do you think I could for example, buy canned pineapple chunks in juice and put it through a blender and then freeze it?
I am eager to try this salad for my upcoming brunch but wonder what to do about the frozen juice concentrate.
Hi Elizabeth. I’m sorry you weren’t able to find the pineapple juice concentrate at your local grocery store. I actually tested the recipe using pineapple in juice and it turned out bland. It really needs the flavor and sweetness that the concentrate gives it.
I also tried it with orange juice concentrate, but the flavor wasn’t so great.
Does your grocery store carry any juice medley, like orange pineapple juice concentrate? Or orange mango pineapple juice concentrate? Those will work okay.
Another option is to ask your grocery store to carry the pineapple juice concentrate. I’ve made special requests like this often, and most stores are happy to accommodate.
Best wishes!
Jennifer
Hello Jennifer,
Thanks again for your very prompt reply. I will try to locate a juice concentrate medley.
You are great at getting back to your readers and aspiring cooks.