Healthy Nectarine & Berry Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 nectarines, stoned and sliced
- 250 g strawberries, hulled
- 1/4 cup mint leaves, stalks removed
- 250 mL orange juice
- 1/4 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tbs caster sugar
Method
- Toss fruit and mint together.
- Combine orange juice, vanilla essence and caster sugar in a small saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved.
- Increase temperature and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
- Pour dressing over fruit and chill. Serve cold.
Recipe from Healthy Food Fast © State of Western Australia, 2012. Reproduced with permission.
Variation: Use canned peaches if nectarines are not in season.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with reduced-fat vanilla ice cream or yoghurt.
Nutrition Information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 322 kJ | 169 kJ |
| 77 Cal | 40 Cal | |
| Protein | 2.3 g | 1.2 g |
| Fat, total | 0.2 g | 0.1 g |
| — saturated | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14.7 g | 7.7 g |
| — sugars | 14.7 g | 7.7 g |
| Sodium | 4.1 mg | 2.1 mg |
| Fibre | 2.9 g | 1.5 g |
