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!
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
In a small bowl, whisk together oil, agave, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, poppy seeds and salt.
Set aside.
Pear, Blueberry, Cucumber, Tomato Fruit Salad
Start to Finish: about 10 minutes
In a large bowl, toss together diced pear, cucumber, tomatoes and blueberries.
Pour Poppy Seed Dressing over the top and mix well.
Refrigerate for about 25 minutes, top with avocado and serve.