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Based on a tip in Alice Waters’ cookbook, The Art of Simple Food
, that fuyu persimmons make a good fruit salad, I begged some Fuyu persimmons from a neighbor who has a tree and set about to make this colorful harvest salad.
Persimmons come in two main varieties—fuyu, which are firm and sweet, shaped like a squat pumpkin and can be eaten like an apple, and hachiya, which are acorn shaped and extremely astringent until they are soupy ripe.
This persimmon fruit salad is made with the apple-like fuyu variety. To the persimmons I added pomegranate seeds, diced Granny Smith apple, a little lemon juice, mint, and some honey.
Oh, my gosh, this is one of the best fruit salads I’ve ever had, and one of the best things I’ve ever made! So simple too. The mint, lemon, and honey are the only dressing the fruit need.
Persimmon Pomegranate Fruit Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 fuyu persimmons, peeled, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces), seeds (if any) discarded
- 3/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1 Granny Smith or Fuji apple, peeled, cored, chopped (1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces)
- 7-10 leaves fresh mint, thinly sliced crosswise (stack then, then roll them up like a cigar and take slices from the end)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
Method
Gently toss all of the ingredients together.
Keeps for at least a couple of days in the refrigerator, but best eaten same day it is made.
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Persimmon Pomegranate Fruit Salad
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this salad – thank you for sharing!! I added blueberries and kiwi for Thanksgiving today and am still drooling over the memory! The honey-mint-lemon combo is delicious. Salad gets elevated with really fresh fruit and those with a firmer texture.
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I’m so glad you like the salad Diana! It’s one of my favorites, especially this time of year.
Light and fresh. We enjoyed it. Thank you for the recipe.
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I want to make this for a baby shower coming up soon but our grocery store hasn’t had any persimmons…what can I use in place of that?
Would appreciate any suggestions!! Thank You!!!!!
Hi Sharon, If seasonality is a preference, I recommend grapes and or pears. If seasonality isn’t a concern, you could use peeled orange segments.
Wow this is a great salad! How to you keep your persimmons looking so pretty?
Hi Jessica, tossing the chopped fruit quickly with the lemon juice and honey will help prevent the apples and persimmons from browning. That said, some persimmons are speckled with brown naturally, but if you see that, don’t worry, those are considered the best!
My new favorite salad! Great with our thanksgiving meal!