Strawberry and Mint Fruit Salad

Serves	6
Prep time	20 minutes
Dietary	Vegetarian
Meal type	Dessert, Salad, Snack
Misc	Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold
Occasion	Barbecue, Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Formal Party, Thanksgiving, Valentines day
Region	British
By author	Karen S Burns-Booth

A deliciously fresh fruit salad with mint, this is easily made and it perfect for a summer dessert, as well as for any dinner parties or large gatherings. In place of the water, use sparkling wine for special occasions. Serve with crème fraîche, cream or ice cream

Ingredients

1 x punnet of strawberries, hulled and cut in half (350g to 400g)
2 oranges, segments cut in half (peeled, membrane and pith removed)
2 apples (peeled, cored and cut into small chunks)
6 kiwi fruit (peeled and cut into small chunks)
juice of one lemon
2 teaspoons caster sugar
natural fruit squash made with 300mls water (such as strawberry, orange, apple etc)
small bunch of mint (leaves finely chopped and some left whole for garnish)

Note

Directions

Step 1	Mix the fruit squash, sugar and lemon juice together and stir until the sugar dissolves. If the squash is sweet enough already, omit the sugar.
Step 2	Arrange the prepared fruit in an attractive glass serving bowl in layers, with the chopped mint leaves in between each layer.
Step 3	Pour over the lemon and fruit squash mixture, gently mix the fruit through the juice and then arrange some mint leaves on top of the salad as a garnish.
Step 4	Keep covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. Not suitable for freezing.