Nightshade Free Grape and Apple Salad with Honey-Ginger Dressing
Sweet, crisp, and bursting with fresh flavor, this fruit salad is the kind of dish that feels indulgent without any of the usual ingredient worries. Red and green grapes bring a juicy pop alongside tender slices of apple, and the whole thing gets tied together with a honey-ginger dressing that is genuinely hard to stop eating. Fresh lemon juice keeps the fruit bright while Ceylon cinnamon adds a warm, slightly floral depth that sets this apart from a basic fruit bowl. For anyone navigating nightshade restrictions, salads and dressings can be surprisingly tricky — bottled dressings often sneak in unexpected spices or additives — but every single ingredient here is naturally in the clear. The dressing comes together with just a quick whisk, and a handful of fresh mint scattered over the top makes it look like something you'd order at a nice brunch spot. It's light enough to serve alongside a savory main but sweet enough to double as dessert, which makes it genuinely versatile for any meal.
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4 servings
- 2 cups red seedless grapes, halved
- 2 cups green seedless grapes, halved
- 2 medium apples (such as honeycrisp or fuji), cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, thinly sliced
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, lemon juice, grated ginger, and ground Ceylon cinnamon until the honey is fully dissolved and the dressing is smooth.
- 2
Add the halved red and green grapes and sliced apples to a large mixing bowl.
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