Well, warm days are here again and if we are honest, not many of us want to spend hours in the kitchen toiling over hot pots and pans. We have for you a recipe for a fruit salad that combines chopped peaches, strawberries, bananas, and red and green grapes, and is dressed with a simple fresh lime and pineapple juice dressing.

Ingredients

• 6 peaches, peeled, pitted, and chopped

• 1 pound strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and sliced

• 1/2 pound seedless green grapes

• 1/2 pound seedless red grapes

• 3 bananas, peeled and sliced

• 1/2 cup sugar, or less, to taste

Dressing

• Juice of one lime

• 1/2 cup pineapple juice

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Preparation

Combine chopped and sliced fruits in a large serving bowl; toss gently. Sprinkle with sugar. Whisk together remaining ingredients in a small bowl or one cup measure. Pour dressing mixture over fruit and toss gently to combine Cover and chill the fruit salad thoroughly before serving. This fruit salad recipe makes enough to serve about 10 to 12 people.