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Recipe: Mojito fruit salad

Are you hosting a cozy barbecue soon or looking for a refreshing snack in these hot temperatures? Then we have the ideal dessert for you: a Mojito fruit salad! 

A fruit salad is a top snack during the summer months. It is refreshing, tasty and quick to prepare. Ideal for at home, but also for the terrace of your catering establishment! You can make it more special with the addition of Mojito. The citrus flavor and sweetness of cane sugar go perfectly with a fruit salad. This seasonal addition to your snack offerings is guaranteed to please your customers. We're sharing a simple recipe with you!

Ingredients

  • Apples (green or red)
  • Pineapple
  • Galia melon

Optional

  • Lime
  • Mint
  • Rum
  • Cane sugar
Craftails Blog | Mojito fruit salad ingredients
Or wait... Scratch those last 4, because you don't really need them anymore when working with the Mojito from Craftails! You can, however, add mint, cane sugar and a lime slice as a garnish. This also gives a nice presentation for your customers. Of course, it's not a must. Want to save in cost? Then stick to fruit alone and a nice bowl!
 
Also, it doesn't matter so much whether you go for green or red apples. Can't decide between the two? Then we'll give you some additional information you can base your choice on: 
  • In general, green apples are just that tad more acidic. That blends nicely with the flavor of lime in the Mojito. They also fit the color palette perfectly. So do you want to go for a monotone fruit salad? Then green apples are the way to go.

  • Red apples, in turn, are a bit sweeter. A taste that goes perfectly with the cane sugar. In terms of color, they contrast a bit with the yellow and green of pineapple and melon. That makes it a colorful fruit salad. Something that appeals to a lot of people (some people just don't like green, they will compare it to an ordinary salad). 

Exactly how much you need of each ingredient depends, of course, on the popularity of the snack and the size of the portion you offer! Are you selling a lot of them? Then you'd better stock up on apples, pineapples, melons and Craftails Mojito.

Want to test first whether this snack is popular with your customers? Then start with a small stock that if it doesn't catch on (which it won't), you can use in other ways. This first smaller batch will sell out quickly, so customers who arrive just too late will feel like they missed out on something. That FOMO (fear of missing out for those not familiar with the term) is guaranteed to make them return one more time to still sample that new snack that looked so delightfully refreshing and delicious from afar. 

Supplies

  • Cutting board
  • Knife 
  • Fruit scoop spoon (optional)
  • Nice bowl

Preparation

Do you have all the supplies? Top! Although the name makes it sound more special, this fruit salad is prepared as simply as any other. Of course, you can make it as simple or complicated as you like. Let's get started. 

Craftails I Fruit for Mojito
  1. First, of course, you are going to wash your hands. Hygiene above all! Then you may also rinse the apples .

  2. Now take your cutting board and slice the apple. Why into slices? We'll tell you that below!

  3. Then dice the pineapple.

  4. Now we move on to the Galia melon. Do you have a fruit scoop spoon? Great! Then you can scoop the melon into balls. Don't have one? Then you can just cut into cubes.

  5. Put all the ingredients in a (mixing) bowl and pour over a splash of Craftails Mojito. Mix it all together and put it in a nice bowl. Make sure it's somewhat mixed so customers can see all the fruit at a glance.

The next step is optional: garnish. How. That's entirely up to you. Or you can read below how we would do it.

The different shapes of fruit (balls, cubes and slices) looks fun and diverse in the bowl. This makes for an interesting fruit salad. The eye wants something, too! Don't have that much time? Then you can always make the fruit salads a day in advance and keep them in the cooler. Or you can simply go for the quickest way of cutting: cubes. Just make sure you choose an option you can consistently stick to. Once people have seen balls of melon, they will expect the same the next time. 

Presentation

Once you have chosen how you want to cut your fruit, let's move on to presentation. For this you will need a nice bowl the size of the portion you want to offer and any garnishes. 

How you present your fruit salad is entirely up to you! We give you some tips and inspiration. 

  • Put all the fruit in a fun bowl. Why go for a nice bowl? It presents nicer, of course. The simpler you keep the garnishes, the fancier your bowl may be.
  • You can garnish the fruit salad with some mint leaves and a slice of lime. You can also sprinkle some cane sugar over the top as a finishing touch .  
Craftails I Fruit salad

Make it sell

When it comes to presentation and the name alone, this fruit salad sells itself. Still, it is recommended that you advertise your new addition. That goes for every new addition you make to your drink menu, by the way. Of course, people need to know it's there before they can order it. We'll give you some tips on how to do that right.

Prepare your finest fruit salad ever and hold a photo shoot with it. The new, exclusive star of your drink menu deserves nothing less. Share the best photos on all your social media channels. Make it extra sexy and enticing with a good description and possibly already include the price. That way, people will know exactly what they should go to your establishment for.

Make sure that passersby also see it on your patio and thus are lured inside. You can do this with a chalkboard with a nice drawing or a printed flyer. Or, of course the best option, by having a lot of customers on the terrace already enjoying the delicious fruit salad.

Combo Prize

You can offer the fruit salad separately, but you can also create a fun combo. For example, customers can then order the salad in combination with a Mojito. For this, you then make a special price that is just a little more advantageous. That makes it more attractive for the customers. Just make sure that with this combo price you can still get out of your costs and make a profit. Of course, we don't want you to have done this exclusive addition for nothing.

No Craftails Mojito at home yet? Then you can order it here!