This Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup, with fresh watermelon and berries, is the perfect treat for the hot summer days.
I love all the fruit and vegetables that are so readily available during the summer months. On every shopping trip, the kids pick out whatever seasonal fruits that they want. Sometimes it becomes a snack, other times it’s part of our meals, like this Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup recipe.
Our family can eat A LOT of watermelon each summer. I would say that we buy at least 2-3 watermelons per month. Many times we enjoy it as-is, on the rind and cut in wedges. But having it as the star of a fruit salad is always welcome in our house too.
In this Summer Fruit Salad, the watermelon is cut off the rind and then cut into bite-size pieces.The juicy watermelon is combined with beautiful blueberries and raspberries. You could also add in some blackberries, if you like.
A sweet cinnamon-honey syrup is drizzled over the fruit. Lemon zest is also added and everything is gently tossed together to make a delicious salad that is perfect for hot summer days. If you wish, you can garnish with mint leaves before serving. That’s all there is to it! A fresh and fruity side dish the is perfect for summer.
Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup
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Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup
- Yield: 6 - 8 servings 1 x
Description
This Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup, with fresh watermelon and berries, is the perfect treat for the hot summer days.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds watermelon (cut into bite-size cubes)
- 6 ounces blueberries
- 6 ounces raspberries
- Zest from 1/2 of a lemon
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- leaves Optional: Mint for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine fruits.
- In a small saucepan on low heat, blend together honey and cinnamon. Remove from heat. Drizzle over fruit in the bowl and gently turn the fruit over in the bowl to ensure that all the fruit is coated with the syrup. If fruit is still hot or very warm, allow it to continue to cool. Toss with lemon zest. Garnish, if you wish, and serve.
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American
Want more summer salad recipes?
My Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon-Honey Syrup is my contribution to this months #12Bloggers Event that happens on the 12th of every month. It includes myself and 11 blogging friends and we all create recipes around a common theme — all of the recipes have 12 ingredients or less too. This months theme is Summer Salad Recipes — here are the links to all of the others great salad recipes:
- Grilled Chicken Summer Berry Salad from Big Bear’s Wife
- Ultimate Green Salad from Betsylife
- Summer Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Honey Syrup from Home Cooking Memories
- Greek Salad from Cooking on the Front Burners
- BBQ Chicken Bacon Ranch Salad from Love Bakes Good Cakes
- Southwestern Pasta Salad from A Million Moments
- Apple Chicken and Feta Salad from Bread, Booze, Bacon
- Tortellini Pasta Salad from A Night Owl Blog
- Easy Cucumber & Onion Salad from Pink Cake Plate
- Easy Chicken Salad from {i love} My Disorganized Life
- Monkey Salad from See Vanessa Craft
- Tex Mex Taco Salad from Around My Family Table
