"Sun"sational Sunshine Platter

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This "sun"sational sunshine platter is a delightful fruit platter made with not only delicious yellow colored fruits but with a delightful dressing made with yellow colored fruit juices.

Why "sun"sational sunshine platter?

This unique fruit platter is one among the "rainbow theme" fruit platter series and this platter features the yellow orange colored fruits. Every fruit has its own unique flavor and color. Though they belong to more generalized color, they differ in their hue creating a wonderful visual appeal.

Yellow or orange adds to the warmth as they are warm colors. Summer boasts of tons of fruits with these colors. Show your care and love for you and family/friends by making this nutritious "Sun"sational sunshine fruit platter with warm color fruits for a wonderful snack or a dessert!

This platter not only features the yellow-orange fruits, but the dressing is also extra special! If you think that there is no need for a dressing when you eat fruit bowl, do think again. It is the dressing that elevates the flavors of the fruit medley making it a memorable experience. The sensational yellow/orange colored fruits and juices in the dressing creates a unique blend of sweet, spicy, and tart flavors. This makes this fruit platter, special, refreshing, and delightful!

This is perhaps the most easiest, delicious, and healthy fruit platter dessert that you can make in no time for any size crowd. Customize this platter by using the yellow-orange fruits that is available in your locality or with what you may have on hand.

Ingredients

You will need the following to make this incredibly delicious "sun"sational sunshie platter:

Fruits - Yellow peaches and nectarine, Bing cherries, apricots, mango, jackfruit, pineapple, orange, mandarin, cantaloupe, papaya, yellow apples. However, if you can't find all the fruits in this recipe, you can substitue with some yellow or orange colored fruits that it available in our region.

Dressing - For the sensational flavors of this fruit salad, this recipe uses yellow and orange color fruit juices/syrups. The dressing consists of lemon juice, passionfruit juice, saffron syrup and sarsaparilla syrups. These build the uinque flavor profile for this salad dressing. Sarsaparilla syrup is made from the root of sarsaparilla plant and you can find this syrup in Indian stores which is the one to make this refreshing drink, Nannari Syrup. If you can't find one, you could use more of saffron syrup or even honey.

Ginger - this rhizome has a spicy punch flavor that uplifts the dressing and the fruit flavors. This is not to be skipped at all.

Mint - The perfect herb that balances all the fruits.

Orange and Lemon zest - the zest from orange and lemon boosts with great aroma and flavors.

Serving Suggestions

This recipe easily serves four to six as a dessert. If you are thinking about a healthy fruit bowl meal, then this would be great for two. Depending on your requirement, you can easily scale up or scale down this recipe. In addition, you can adjust the quantity of fruits based on the type of fruit that you have.

Whether it is inddor or outdoor event, this sensational sunshine platter is fit for any occasion. This dessert fruit salad is best when you serve it chilled. If you are making it for a big crowd, do keep it on ice tray to enjoy on a hot summer day.

You can also serve this as a fruit platter or in smaller dessert cups. If you choose the latter, mix the dressing and scoop the fruit salad into small dessert cups for your guests.

Storage

If you have any leftovers, this salad can be stored in the fridge for a couple of days. When needed you can serve it straight from the fridge.

More Salad Recipes

Fruits make a sweet addition and enhance the flavor of a salad. Plus, you are also taking in your daily quota of another produce helping you with balanced nutrition. That's why I always add a fruit to my salads. Some of them may have multiple fruits like these unique and unbelievably flavor packed salads - Strawberry Poppyseed Salad and Pear Persimmon Pomegranate Salad.

I use seasonal fruits in salads like Grilled Nectarine and Feta Salad or Orange and Greens Salad . Or use fruit as the wonderful component to make delicious sald dressings like Strawberry Gochujang Dressing.

Fruits are a great addition in spicy salads to compensate the heat as in Mango Blackbean Quinoa Chipotle Salad or this Moong Sprouts Salad packed with nutrition and flavors!

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