Citrus Salad with Mint, Honey and Lime
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This citrus salad with mint, honey and lime is refreshing and flavorful. It would be perfect for anything from a party to a breakfast staple.
I think it’s safe to say that I’m still in that weird limbo (thanks to Michigan weather) between winter and spring. I’m making the best of it by taking advantage of all the great citrus produce available but mixing it with summer flavors so that I can pretend it’s warm and sunny out. Enter mint!
I could eat this citrus salad with mint all summer long. I know, major contradiction. But it is really refreshing, super flavorful, and kind of shouts SUMMER ON THE BEACH despite making use of the citrus produce that sometimes get delegated to winter only. The lime and mint in this salad really do a great job of making this a refreshing salad fit for the hottest of summer days.
Ben tried it even though quite honestly, the dude prefers a plain ol’ orange. I was pleasantly surprised when he really enjoyed this and his exact words were, “This would be great on a hot summer day. It’s so refreshing.”
See, we’re all ready for summer here in Michigan.
This beautiful citrus salad with mint isn’t only great for hot summer days (and breakfast pretty much any day), but it would also be great for a baby shower! What shower wouldn’t benefit from a bowl of this beautiful salad?
Another thing that is great about it is that since it is so light and refreshing, it’s a happy contradiction to typical party food which can fall on the heavier side.
Today we’re celebrating Christina of Dessert for Two and her baby that will be arriving very soon with this surprise virtual baby shower. She specializes in desserts made for two (like these lemon meringue pie cookies) so I considered making a recipe for two in honor of her, but this is about the party! We need to serve a whole bunch of people because a whole bunch of people want to celebrate Christina. This recipe is easily doubled, tripled, or multiplied by ten to suit your needs.
So, Christina, you’re going to have a baby. Hold on tight, things are about to get crazy in the best way you could never even have possibly imagined. There will be blood, sweat and tears, and happiness and love throughout it all. I just know you’re going to be a great mom!
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Ingredients
- 4 Cara Cara oranges, segmented
- 2 grapefruit, segmented
- zest of one lime
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
Instructions
- Segment fruit over a bowl.
- Remove segments from juice and place in another bowl. (The juice is great for drinking!)
- To the citrus segments, add lime zest, honey, and mint. Stir gently to combine. Serve immediately or store in fridge until ready to serve.
Nutrition Information
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Make sure to hop around to all the other virtual shower recipes! They all look amazing.
Fizzy Grapefruit Margaritas from Well Plated
Earl Grey Cake with Vanilla Bean Buttercream from Country Cleaver
Mini Bourbon and Bacon Tater Tot Casseroles from Climbing Grier Mountain
Maple-Chia Overnight Oatmeal from Feed Me Phoebe
Lemon Cake for Two from Keep It Sweet Desserts
Mini Raspberry Rhubarb Pavlovas from The Baker Chick
Peanut Butter Bourbon Blondies from The Frosted Vegan
Mixed Berry Mascarpone Scones from Bluebonnet Baker
Steak Fajita Tacos for Two from The Sweetphi Blog
Citrus Salad with Mint, Honey, and Lime from Rachel Cooks
Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse with Coconut Whipped Cream from Joyful Healthy Eats
Blueberry Vanilla Cream Hand Pies from Eats Well With Others
Banana Pudding Cheesecake from The Domestic Rebel
Karen @ On the Banks of Salt Creek says
I love Cara Cara oranges and pink grapefruit and honey and mint and lime.
Must make this now!
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
This might be a limbo-winter-spring-citrus salad but it has all the color and zest of spring – sign me up!! How gorgeous!
Joanie @ ZagLeft says
I could eat citrus year-round. This lovely salad would be perfect any time of the day.
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
This looks so refreshing and absolutely delicious! It looks like the perfect dessert or side dish!
denise says
sounds refreshing
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
I totally agree that this would be the perfect summer salad… winter fruit or not;-)
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
I love this salad. So fresh and bright and the honey lime mint dressing is insane.
Sloan @ Life Food and Beer says
This looks so pretty and fresh!
Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog says
This salad totally reminds me of spring and summer! What a sweet way to celebrate Christina, now i just need my grocery store to carry mint again, like stat ,so I can make this :)
Lauren @ Climbing Grier Mountain says
I would love a big bowl of this today!! Bring on spring flavors!
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says
This is pretty much my perfect spring salad! Glad you brought this to balance all the sugar going on!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says
Love this! The colors in this just pop, absolutely gorgeous Rachel!
DessertForTwo says
Awww, Ms Rachel! What are you up to today?! You guys are all so sweet! thank you SO much for gathering and making all these sweet treats for me! Can we please gather in real life and eat eat eat?! Thanks for the kind words and words of encouragement. I hope to be half as good a mama as you :)
Love ya!
Christina
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
What a delicious, light and refreshing salad! Perfect for summer!
Judy@ImBoredLetsGo says
Beautiful salad and so simple to make. Love the mint, honey, lime combo!