Super Fruit Salad with Lemon Vanilla Coco Whip

If you have only ever had those lame fruit salads that consist mainly of underripe melon and unseasonal fruit you are missing out my friend. Fruit salad is one of the easiest and most delicious desserts (/breakfast/lunch /snack /dinner) out there. And you are about to see why.  Are you ready?

This salad is mostly farmer’s market finds so I encourage you to make this when the ingredients are fresh and local (nobody likes out of season strawberries shipped halfway around the world in the middle of winter anyways)

Coconut whipped cream is my favourite (have you tried this Salted Almond Butter Coconut Whip?- it’s life changing).  The secret is the brand of full fat coconut milk or cream and keeping it in the fridge overnight.  That way you get a thick solid cream that has separated from the water. Some brands that I have heard work are Earth’s Choice, Whole foods and Thai Kitchen.  I use the Earth’s choice usually when I am making a coconut whip.  I find the results are consistently creamy.

ingredients

• For the fruit salad:
• 2 cups hulled and quartered strawberries
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup de-pitted and chopped sweet cherries
• 1/2 cup fresh red currants
• 1/2 cup gooseberries
• 1/3 cup goji berries, soaked for 20 minutes and drained
• 2 tbsp hemp seeds
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint
• the juice and zest of one lime
• for the Coconut whip:
• 1 can full fat coconut cream, refrigerated overnight
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• pinch of salt
• optional toppings: drizzle of your favourite honey, edible flowers, bee pollen

instructions

1. Mix all of the ingredients for the fruit salad together in a large bowl. Set aside for the flavours to incorporate.
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