Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Salad … go light with summer
It’s the time of the year where your palette changes as the season changes. Springs given way to summer, and thankfully it’s been kind of mild so far. The flavours are shifting gear from hearty earthy soups to salads and smoothies galore.
Grilled is in … sandwiches & barbeque. With it comes breads – wholegrain, chewy, deep, delicious. Yes the yeast in action gives rise to some fine French fougasse and foccacias and no one is complaining. Healthy food in Delhi is in, and it’s fun to see the change in food trends.
The past two years have seen a shift in gears towards light food in Delhi. Though the number of stand alone salad bars in Delhi are still limited, most coffee shops and restaurants have a live salad counter which throw up the most amazing of fresh and cooked salads all day long. Nirulas Pot Pourri was possibly the first ‘salad bar in Delhi’, one that brings back old memories of the 1980’s. 
We would hang out on the ground floor in Connaught Place, having ‘escaped’ from school, sinking our teeth into 21 Love and Jamoca Almond Fudge. the Hot Chocolate Fudge was slightly steeper, so that was for special days, toasted cashews on top and the works! We’d climb upstairs sometimes to treat ourselves to the occasional grilled sandwich, passing by the salad bar, but never stopping for any! The precious pennies were saved to buy real food in our eyes, not pineapples and Russian salad!!
How times change when you grow up. How food on the table changes too! It’s actually a combination of an internet explosion, social media, interest in food, spending time in the kitchen, reading cookbooks and blogs non stop that lead to awakening. One constantly questions ‘what is on the plate’? And it’s a great way for youngsters to learn too!
The son will not eat a meal without salad, he begins every morning with a fruit salad … it’s the best thing in the world he declares! What’s the fuss all about you might wonder. Nothing at all. It’s the Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Salad that I’ve been making for years. This is a simple, refreshing, make ahead or make instantly glass of joy.
Strawberries and kiwi are two very vitamin rich fruit, though can try experimenting with maybe melons and kiwi, or mango and strawberries, maybe litchi and melon… whatever is in season and forms part of your local produce. Throw in a bunch of fresh herbs from the garden, sit back and refresh yourself this summer!
Summary: Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Salad is a simple, refreshing, make ahead or make instantly glass of joy. Strawberries and kiwi are two very vitamin rich fruit. Throw in a bunch of fresh herbs from the garden, sit back and refresh yourself this summer! Serves 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 12 strawberries, hulled, diced
- 2 ripe kiwi, peeled, diced
- 2tsp raw sugar {boora} or honey
- Juice of 1 lime
- Fresh basil or mint
Method:
- Place fruit in serving glasses or a glass bowl.
- Sprinkle over sugar / honey, squeeze over the lime juice and gently toss to mix.
- Spoon into serving glasses or bowls. garnish with fresh herbs.
- Chill until ready to serve.
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About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
7 Comments
Roy
Dear Deeba,
I showed your lovely work to my father. He was completely spellbound by the beauty of your work. He being the one from whom I learnt my basic cooking skills and best critic in the world.He said that all your recipes seem purely created. I really value his outlook and couldn’t help but share this on your blog. He also gave me a pat and said you have a long way to go.
I am really blessed to know you. Keep it growing.
Best Regards,
Roy
Deeba @ PAB
Just Roy, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Feel honoured and humbled at your fathers response. I am so touched. You are super talented, and doing so wonderfully well. We all have a long way to go. You just made my day! Much love
shalini
this is looking so pretty… I am making this as soon as I shift out of the mess… sick of the khana here already…
Deeba @ PAB
Oh you poor thing Shalini. I remember the mess ka khaana like I had t yesterday. Never leaves you even 25 years later!! LOL!. Hope you get home quick.
Sarvani (baker in disguise)
Deeba.. that first pic is just so vibrant and perfect!
and oh don’t get me started on summer.. its one season I just can’t seem to handle.. !! but your memory of chocolate fudge sundae reminded me of my favourite choco fudge sundae during the summers.. thick fudgy chocolate sauce over already melting vanilla ice-cream and then nuts.. coming to think of it, it was nothing fancy but it was so PERFECT!! :))
Matt
That looks so good that’d be gone in a flash. I really need something like that right now.
Niya
I was finding this one.. thankyou for this..