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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Salads

    Ingredient Spotlight: Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette

    Published: Jun 22, 2014 · by Joanne · Updated: Sep 16, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette
    Hello Oh My Veggies readers! My name is Joanne, and I normally write about my kitchen adventures over at my blog, Eats Well With Others. I decided to become a vegetarian about 4 years ago, when one day in March I woke up and realized that I hadn't eaten meat in over a month. And I didn't miss it. Since then, I've embraced a totally whole foods, plant-based diet and haven't looked back.

    Today, I am super thrilled to introduce a new monthly feature on OMV -- Ingredient Spotlight. In this series, each post will highlight an out-of-the-box, trendy (vegetarian) ingredient that might just be new to you, and show you how to integrate it into your everyday meals. I love scouring the grocery store for items I've never seen before, bringing them home, and then challenging myself to figure out how to incorporate them into a recipe. Hopefully by the end of each of these posts, these ingredients will feel more familiar to you, and you'll be inspired to experiment with them in your kitchen as well!

    Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette
    Let's get honest. I am a green food fanatic. I've been known to whisper sweet nothings to the kale display at my local supermarket and may or may not sing lullabies to my windowsill herb garden.

    However, I get that not everyone goes as crazy for chlorophyll (and all the nutrients that happen to come with it) as I do. I've heard rumors that there is some evolutionary basis for this disdain, as our predecessors would have wanted to avoid similarly verdant poisonous plants if they wanted to survive, and so our distaste for them is partly instinctual. Better safe than sorry, and all that jazz.

    This all seems like fairly sound reasoning until we take into consideration one thing: matcha -- a greener than green and fairly bitter form of powdered green tea that seems to have taken the food world by storm in recent years, winning over even the most insistent of veggie haters.

    Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette
    Even though it is relatively new to the Western food scene, matcha has been used in both Chinese and Japanese tea ceremonies since the late 1st century. Green tea's health benefits are well-known, and because it is made of the entire tea leaf, the nutrition level in matcha is even more concentrated than in your standard antioxidant-rich cup of green tea.

    Its flavor is simultaneously bitter and sweet, the balance of which is determined by how carefully the leaves are grown, dried, and ground into powder. Matcha powder is a bit pricier than most other teas on the market, but that is largely because of the great care that is taken to ensure that it is prepared properly. Its flavor is quite strong, however, and so a little bit really does go a long way. You can find it at your local Asian supermarket, or at a higher end supermarket like Whole Foods in the international foods or tea section.

    Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette
    As I said, matcha can be pretty bitter, and so it is traditionally served with or in sweets. In the past, I've used it to add some herbal undertones to some sweet almond mini muffins, but being that summer is approaching and I seem to have fruit on the brain (and on my countertop) at all times, I thought it would be fun to pair a fruit salad with a matcha-infused dressing. Sticking with an Asian-influenced flavor profile, the dressing has a coconut milk base and is flavored with some ginger for spice, white balsamic vinegar for tang, and the matcha to add a bit of earthiness into the mix. Tossed with your favorite summer fruits, the end result is an explosion of sweet, tart, bitter, tangy juicy flavor that will feel oh so refreshing on a warm summer day. And if you eat enough of it, it's almost the same as eating your greens - WIN.

    You might notice that the recipe only calls for a mere half teaspoon of matcha, and while you may be tempted to add more, I'm going to beg you not to. Matcha has a very strong flavor and you want to add just enough that you can taste it, but not so much that the bitterness is overwhelming. Best to start small, and then add more if you want than to add too much and wish you had added less.

    Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette

    Strawberries, nectarines and mangoes are tossed with a creamy coconut matcha ginger dressing to make a fruit salad with a little extra pizzazz. Just one bite is all it will take to have you craving matcha goodness all summer long.
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    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
    Keyword: fruit salad recipe, Summer Fruit Salad, Summer Fruit Salad with Matcha Ginger Vinaigrette
    Servings: 6 -8 servings
    Calories: 145kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound strawberries hulled and quartered
    • 2 nectarines pitted and chopped into 1-inch chunks
    • 2 mangoes peeled, pitted and chopped into 1-inch chunks
    • ½ cup full-fat coconut milk
    • 2 tablespoons white sugar (organic for vegan-friendly)
    • 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
    • ½ teaspoon minced ginger
    • ½ teaspoon matcha powder
    • Pinch of salt
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Cut up the strawberries, nectarines, and mangoes and toss together in a large bowl.
    • In a smaller bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, sugar, white balsamic vinegar, ginger, matcha powder and salt until well combined.
    • Add the dressing to the fruit and toss to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Notes

    If you don't have white balsamic vinegar on hand, feel free to substitute a light, sweet rice wine vinegar or lemon juice, but make sure to adjust the sweetness since these are both a bit more tart than white balsamic.
    Lite coconut milk can be substituted for the full-fat, but it won't impart the same creaminess to the dressing.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 375mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 929IUVitamin C: 72mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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    Joanne Bruno from Eats Well With Others

    About Joanne

    Joanne Bruno is the blogger, recipe developer, and photographer behind the mostly ridiculous and always delicious vegetarian food blog Eats Well With Others. She likes her vegetables with a side of cupcakes and takes a highly hyperbolic approach to most things in life.

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    Comments

    1. Olivia - Primavera Kitchen says

      June 22, 2014 at 9:47 am

      Hi Joanne, I always make fruit salad here. My mom also used to make for me and my sister when we were kids. We grew up in Brazil where fruits grow everywhere. So fruit salad is something that we always make down there, but I've never tried it with match ginger vinaigrette. Awesome idea!! I'll pass this along to my mom. I am sure she will love it 😉

      Reply
      • Joanne Bruno says

        June 22, 2014 at 9:57 am

        My mom used to make it all the time as well! It's so perfect during the summer. This dressing is a fun way to mix it up! Hope you like it!

        Reply
    2. Millie l Add A Little says

      June 22, 2014 at 11:37 am

      This looks and sounds amazing Joanne!

      Reply
      • Joanne Bruno says

        June 22, 2014 at 11:48 am

        Thanks Millie! It's definitely going to be a staple for me this summer.

        Reply
    3. Alissa says

      June 22, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      I bought a little tin of matcha for a recipe a while back, but since then I haven't been able to come up with anything new and fun to do with it. I love this - very creative! Bookmarking it for my next picnic 🙂

      Reply
      • Joanne Bruno says

        June 22, 2014 at 5:51 pm

        Haha that's exactly how this recipe was born! Leftover matcha sitting in my pantry after buying it for another recipe. This would definitely be great picnic fare!

        Reply
    4. Emma says

      June 22, 2014 at 2:56 pm

      So creative! I love Joanne's blog so am thrilled to see her posting over here too 🙂

      Reply
      • Joanne Bruno says

        June 22, 2014 at 5:51 pm

        Aww thanks, girl! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Helene @Croque-Maman says

      June 22, 2014 at 3:55 pm

      I love this new blog post series, such a great way to discover new ingredients! I drink my green tea with lemon every morning and I love it but I have never really ventured into using it as an ingredient, let alone using matcha. Thank you for this recipe.

      Reply
      • Joanne Bruno says

        June 22, 2014 at 5:49 pm

        You should definitely try it! I've seen it used in many sweet treats, and it was a great counterpoint to all the sweet in this salad!

        Reply
    6. mjskit says

      June 23, 2014 at 10:38 am

      Huge matcha fan here! I've used matcha in A LOT of things but have never added it to a dressing. What a brilliant idea! Perfect complement to all of that luscious fruit!

      Reply
      • Joanne says

        June 24, 2014 at 12:00 am

        If you're a matcha fan, then you will LOVE this!!

        Reply
    7. Elena says

      July 14, 2014 at 12:03 pm

      I didn't even know of the matcha existence! I have to try this! Right away. I love fruit salads but I'm always on the lookout for ways to make them more interesting. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    8. Chris says

      January 21, 2017 at 8:21 pm

      Hi Joanne,

      Just saw this great recipe, and thought you might be interested in our high-end Japanese organic matcha ..... http://www.OkamiLife.com

      Thanks, Chris.

      Reply
    9. Chris says

      January 21, 2017 at 8:24 pm

      Oops sorry, just read your comment policy.

      Reply

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