Best Simple Honey Mint Yogurt Dressing For Fruit Recipes

FRESH MINT DRESSING

Fresh Mint Dressing image

This mint salad dressing recipe is refreshing, delicious and easy to make! You'll need fresh mint, lemon juice, olive oil, Dijon mustard, and honey or maple syrup. Recipe yields a little over 1 cup.

Provided by Cookie and Kate

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
1/4 cup packed fresh mint (spearmint) leaves (about half of a 2/3 or 3/4-ounce package)
3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
10 twists of freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth. Taste, and add more salt and/or pepper if necessary. Use as desired!
This dressing will keep well, covered and refrigerated, for up to 1 week.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 2 tablespoons, Calories 152 calories, Sugar 6.9 g, Sodium 116.9 mg, Fat 14.1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.3 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

FRESH FRUIT SALAD WITH HONEY VANILLA YOGURT

Fresh Fruit Salad with Honey Vanilla Yogurt image

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cups plain yogurt
2 tablespoons good honey
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean, optional
1/2 orange, juiced
1 banana, sliced
1/2 pint fresh blueberries
1/2 pint fresh raspberries
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and cut in half
1 bunch seedless green grapes, halved

Steps:

Combine the yogurt, honey, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean seeds in a bowl and set aside. Combine the orange juice and banana slices in a separate bowl. Add the berries and grapes and gently mix the fruit mixture together. Spoon the fruit into serving bowls and top with the yogurt.

GRILLED FRUIT SALAD WITH HONEY-YOGURT DRESSING

Grilled Fruit Salad with Honey-Yogurt Dressing image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 pineapple, cored and sliced into 8 rings
2 plums, cored and each cut into 8 wedges
Vegetable oil, for brushing fruit
3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

Steps:

Preheat grill to medium.
Lightly brush fruit with oil and place on the grill. Cook until pineapple and plums are nicely caramelized, turning once, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to a plate. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl whisk together yogurt, honey and mint. Place 2 rings and 4 wedges on each plate and drizzle with dressing. Garnish with pine nuts.

LOW-FAT YOGURT HONEY MINT DRESSING

Low-Fat Yogurt Honey Mint Dressing image

Categories Condiment/Spread Low Fat Quick & Easy Yogurt Low Sodium Mint Spring Healthy Honey Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

3/4 cup plain low-fat (1 1/2%) yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon canned unsweetened pineapple juice
2 tablespoons packed fresh mint leaves, washed well, spun dry, and chopped fine

Steps:

In a bowl whisk together all ingredients until honey is dissolved. Dressing keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week. Serve dressing tossed with fruit salad.

SKEWERED GRILLED FRUIT WITH MINTED YOGURT HONEY SAUCE

Skewered Grilled Fruit with Minted Yogurt Honey Sauce image

Categories Sauce Fruit Dessert Yogurt Mint Summer Healthy Honey Gourmet Fat Free Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

For sauce
12 oz (1 1/2 cups) nonfat plain yogurt
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
For skewers
4 firm-ripe plums, each cut into 8 wedges
4 firm-ripe peaches, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges
1/2 ripe pineapple (1 1/2 lb), peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch pieces
Special Equipment
48 (8-inch) wooden skewers soaked in water 1 hour

Steps:

Prepare grill for cooking.
Stir together yogurt, honey, lime juice, and mint in a small bowl and chill until ready to serve.
Thread about 4 pieces of fruit onto each skewer. When fire is medium-hot (you can hold your hand 5 inches above rack 3 to 4 seconds), grill fruit in batches on lightly oiled grill rack, turning once, until browned and slightly softened, about 5 minutes total. Serve fruit on skewers with sauce on the side.