Pear, Blueberry, Cucumber, Tomato Fruit Salad

I know, this sounds different… and it is different from your average fruit salad, but it’s good. I first discovered the wonderful blend of pears, cucumbers, tomatoes and avocados, while doing a fruit cleanse (aka: fruit feast) as part of a yoga training. Until that time, it had never occurred to me to mix foods I considered vegetables, with sweet fruit. As I soon discovered, cucumbers, tomatoes and avocados are technically fruit, because they contain seeds. So you see, this works!

This idea, made me rethink what a fruit salad could be. Adding crunchy cucumber, and soft avocado, offer different textures to a fruit salad. Plus they compliment the sweet blueberries and pears.

Great, with or without dressing, this fruit salad is a MUST for summer. Enjoy!

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INGREDIENTS

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Refrigeration Time: about 25 minutes

Serves: 4

Poppy Seed Dressing

• 4 tbsp light oil (avocado)

• 2 tbsp agave nectar

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

• juice & zest of 1 lime

• ½ tsp poppy seeds

• ¼ tsp salt

Fruit Salad

• 1 pear, diced

• 1 english cucumber, sliced or diced

• 1 cup sweet cherry tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise

• 1 cup sweet blueberries

• 1 avocado, diced

INSTRUCTIONS

Poppy Seed Dressing
Start to Finish: 5 minutes

1. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, agave, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, poppy seeds and salt.

2. Set aside.

Pear, Blueberry, Cucumber, Tomato Fruit Salad
Start to Finish: about 10 minutes

1. In a large bowl, toss together diced pear, cucumber, tomatoes and blueberries.

2. Pour Poppy Seed Dressing over the top and mix well.

3. Refrigerate for about 25 minutes, top with avocado and serve.