Patriotic Fruit Salad & Honey Lime Poppyseed Dressing
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Bright and summery red, white, and blue patriotic fruit salad & honey lime poppyseed dressing with quinoa and walnuts is full of amazing flavors and textures, the perfect side dish for any meal!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 0 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 10 minutesminutes
Servings:12servings
Ingredients
4mediumFuji apples, cored and thinly sliced into rings
2cupsstrawberries, halved
2cupsraspberries
2cupsblueberries
1cupbananas, sliced
⅓cupquinoa, cooked
½cupwalnuts, chopped
Dressing
⅓cupfat free milk
¼cupreduced fat mayo
4tablespoonsfat free plain Greek yogurt
1tablespoonapple cider vinegar
1tablespoongranulated sugar
2tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonlime juice , (or juice of 1 lime)
1teaspoonlime zest , (zest of 2 limes)
3teaspoonspoppyseeds
milk, (see note)
Instructions
Using a 1-2-inch star-shaped cookie cutters, cut apple slices into stars. Dice remaining apple pieces (about 1/4 cups worth). Add apple stars, apple remnants, strawberry halves, raspberries, blueberries, banana slices, quinoa and walnuts to a large bowl and stir to combine.
In a medium bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients until smooth. Pour over fruit and nuts and toss to combine. Cover and chill for 30 minutes to an hour before serving. Pair each serving with 8-ounce glass of milk.
Notes
Pair each serving with an 8-ounce glass of milk for a great protein-boost!