Blueberry Cantaloupe Salad

Freshly squeezed lime juice and fragrant mint leaves lend a taste of summer to every spoonful of our Blueberry Cantaloupe Salad. Our minted fruit salad will be a refreshing addition to any meal.

When summer is here, it’s time to take advantage of the bounty of fresh fruit with our cantaloupe fruit salad!  

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• Blueberry Cantaloupe Salad Recipe
• How to make fruit salad
• Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
• Substitutions
• When is cantaloupe season?
• Blueberry FAQ's
• Ingredients for cantaloupe salad with berries
• Easy Blueberry Recipes
• Blueberry Cantaloupe Salad

Blueberry Cantaloupe Salad Recipe

Our fruit salad with melon and berries is the perfect way to savor summer.

Kissed with the flavors of freshly squeezed lime juice and fragrant mint leaves you will surely savor those warm days of the season with a bowl of fruit salad with cantaloupe.

Make it a delicious way to start your day, a sweet side dish recipe or serve it as your dessert for the evening.

This fruit recipe will be refreshingly delicious all the ways!

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How to make fruit salad

Scroll down for the full cantaloupe fruit salad recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

• Combine lime juice and superfine sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Toss cantaloupe, blueberries, mint and lime juice mixture until evenly coated.

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Freshly squeezed lime juice tastes, in my opinion, so much better than bottle lime juice
• Superfine sugar dissolves easier and quicker than granulated sugar
• You can use a combination of fresh berries in this fruit salad with cantaloupe

Substitutions

• You can definitely substitute raspberries for the blueberries
• Orange juice can be used in place of the lime juice
• Omit the lime juice and sugar and replace them with a drizzle of lemon syrup or honey syrup

When is cantaloupe season?

• Cantaloupe season is from June through August.
• This is the time when cantaloupes are at their peak of flavor.

Blueberry FAQ's

When is blueberry season?

Blueberry season and harvest in North America begins in April and lasts until late September. Blueberry season and harvest in South America runs from October through March. 

How Long Do Blueberries Stay Fresh In The Refrigerator?

When properly stored in the refrigerator, blueberries should stay fresh for 1-2 weeks

Are Blueberries Healthy?

Blueberries are a very healthy fruit and, in fact, are referred to as a superfood. Blueberries contain:

• fiber
• folate
• potassium
• vitamin B6
• vitamin C

Blueberries:

• contain no cholesterol
• are low in calories
• are high in antioxidants
• are high in nutrients

Ingredients for cantaloupe salad with berries

• freshly squeezed lime juice
• superfine sugar
• cantaloupe
• fresh blueberries
• fresh mint leaves

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