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May 16, 2014 By SoberJulie 24 Comments

Dragon Fruit Salad Recipe

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It’s Friday which means a lovely recipe post from each of my Foodie friends in the #FridayRecipeClub. As usual this week we had a prompt which we were to use to create a recipe. This week’s prompt was salad.

Since I’ve been eating cleaner and following a Paleo diet, I’ve been making loads of salads but I felt like coming up with something more dessert-like because I’ve been craving sweets. My mind drifted to some of the lovely fruit salads we’ve been having and I knew which one I’d choose immediately.

Almost exactly 1 year ago I bought my very first dragon fruit and experimented. Fact is that I chose it because it looked so beautiful that I had to know what it tasted like.

After many trials I came up with a Dragon Fruit Smoothie recipe which is super delicious, if I do say so myself..

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Since then we’ve enjoyed Dragon Fruit many times and today I’m sharing a simple recipe with you all which our family enjoys.

This salad makes a delicious dessert which is jammed with good-for-you stuff which you can read all about in my post from a year ago.

Dragon Fruit Salad

(serves 4)

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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 dragon fruit
  • 1 cup melon (balled or cubed)
  • 1 cup pineapple
  • 1/4 cup raspberries
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 4 mint leaves (chopped finely)

PREPARATION

Dragon fruit is so aesthetically pleasing that we really should use the skin as a cup for our salad don’t you think?

Begin by cutting the dragon fruit in half and loosen the meat from the skin by running a spoon around the edges. You can continue doing this and actually scoop the meat out all in one or use a melon baller to scoop out the meat in pretty balls.

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If you removed the dragon fruit meat out in one piece, either ball it now or cut into squares.

If you are using the skin as a cup for your dragon fruit salad, cut off the long green shoots so that the top is trimmed and easy to hold. Also take a moment to trim the greens off of the bottom of the skin so that the fruit sits upright and doesn’t tip over as you fill it.

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Place the melon, dragon fruit balls, pineapple, raspberries, mint and pineapple juice into a bowl and toss until all of the fruit is well coated. You can omit the juice if you’d like and simply serve without the dressing, but dragon fruit tends to be a bit bland and the other fruits and juices lend to it this way.

Now simply layer the fruit into the dragon fruit skin and garnish with mint if you’d like. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes to chill and enjoy!

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4.9 from 8 reviews
Dragon Fruit Salad
Author: Julie Elsdon-Height
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 4
Prep time:  8 mins
Total time:  8 mins
Ingredients
  • 2 dragon fruit
  • 1 cup melon (balled or cubed)
  • 1 cup pineapple
  • ¼ cup raspberries
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • 4 mint leaves (chopped finely)
Instructions
  1. Cut dragon fruit in half and loosen the meat from the skin by running a spoon around the edges.
  2. Scoop the meat out all in one or use a melon baller to scoop out the meat in pretty balls.
  3. If you removed the dragon fruit meat out in one piece, either ball it now or cut into squares.
  4. If you are using the skin as a cup for your dragon fruit salad, trim off the long green shoots so that the fruit sits upright.
  5. Place the melon, dragon fruit balls, pineapple, raspberries, mint and pineapple juice into a bowl and toss until all of the fruit is well coated.
  6. Layer the fruit into the dragon fruit skin and garnish with mint if you'd like.
  7. Place in the fridge for 20 minutes to chill and enjoy.
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To see my fellow #FridayRecipeClub salad recipes just click any link below.

Avocado, Tomato, Kale & Onion Salad from A Pretty Life In The Suburbs

Celery Apple Salad from Mommy Moment

BLT Pasta Salad from My Organized Chaos

Watermelon and Feta Salad from Simply Stacie

Classic Tuna Pasta Salad from Family Food and Travel

Kale & Brussel Sprout Salad from Frugal Mom Eh

Taco Salad in a Bag from My 3 Little Kittens

Filed Under: Appetizers, Desserts, Food & Drink, Lunch, My Life, Recipe, Slider, Snacks

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Comments

  1. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says

    May 16, 2014 at 9:36 am

    That is the most beautiful salad ever!!!

    Reply
    • SoberJulie says

      May 16, 2014 at 10:03 am

      It really is, I can’t wait to have a wee gathering to serve them to friends

      Reply
  2. Kristen @ My 3 Little Kittens says

    May 16, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Looks amazing Julie. Your creations always impress me!!!

    Reply
  3. Stacie says

    May 16, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    I need to find dragonfruit!!! This looks so good but my store doesn’t carry it ugh.

    Reply
  4. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    May 16, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    Ive tried dragon fruit once I found it didnt have much of a flavour

    Reply
    • SoberJulie says

      May 20, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Totally agree, it’s very mild

      Reply
  5. Stacey says

    May 16, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    I absolutely LOVE the look of this little fruit cup and the idea of using the peel of a fruit as the dish. It’s visually stunning as well….as always!

    Reply
  6. Jo-Anna says

    May 16, 2014 at 10:58 pm

    What a beautiful salad! I don’t think I’ve actually ever tried dragon fruit, but it’s so pretty that I really need to! Great recipe Julie!

    Reply
  7. Jason says

    May 20, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Yum! I seriously LOVE checking out your blog Julie, everything looks so delicious :) I’ve yet to try a dragon fruit but they seriously look tasty and have me thinking about grabbing one the next time we go to town.

    Reply
  8. Fiona James says

    May 27, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    I love a good fruit salad….And I’m grateful to get an opportunity to enter this contest for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Gear

    Reply
  9. LindaL says

    May 27, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Mmmm I have always wanted to try Dragon Fruit! Now I have a recipe to try! Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Jennifer Saarinen says

    May 27, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    I love the look of dragon fruit. So pretty. Don’t think I’ve ever tried it before though. What a dazzling looking salad to have for dinner guests!

    Reply
  11. Anne Taylor says

    May 28, 2014 at 11:47 am

    This salad is stunning looking! I’ve never tried dragon fruit before because I’ve never been sure what I could do with it! Thanks so much for sharing these 2 ideas! I know what to do now lol

    Reply
  12. kristen visser says

    May 28, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    wow does that ever look beautiful! i wouldnt want to eat it , it looks so pretty lol. but seriously such a perfect summer dish. looks refreshing !

    Reply
  13. Victoria Ess says

    June 2, 2014 at 11:22 am

    I love the presentation! It looks too pretty to eat!

    Reply
  14. Jenn Erin says

    June 5, 2014 at 3:12 am

    I love dragonfruit but do not eat it enough! I have never thought about making a fruit salad with it so I am definitely going to try this out the next time I buy dragonfruit.

    Reply
  15. Sophia says

    June 9, 2014 at 12:02 am

    What a wonderful idea! My family loves eating dragon fruit, so I’m sure this salad will be a hit!

    Reply
  16. Laureen says

    October 9, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Hi Julie,
    I can’t believe I haven’t come across this recipe until now, love it, my kind of salad, it looks gorgeous!

    Reply

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