Description
This Summer Fruit Salad is bursting with juicy peaches, cherries, blueberries, and blackberries tossed in a bright maple-vanilla thyme dressing. Ready in just 10 minutes, it’s the perfect refreshing side dish or light dessert for BBQs, brunches, and warm summer days.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Fruit:
- 2 peaches, thinly sliced
- 2 nectarines, thinly sliced
- 2 plums, thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherries, pitted
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup blackberries
For the Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (or fresh mint/basil)
Instructions
- Prepare all stone fruit by slicing thinly. If using cherries, remove the pits.
- Add all prepared fruit to a large mixing bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and fresh thyme until well combined.
- Pour the dressing over the fruit.
- Toss gently until evenly coated.
- Serve immediately or refrigerate for 1 hour before serving for enhanced flavor.
Notes
- Use ripe but firm fruit for best texture.
- Fresh herbs work best — avoid dried herbs in this recipe.
- Substitute honey or agave for maple syrup if needed.
- For extra brightness, add a little lemon zest.
- Best enjoyed within 24 hours.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg