Fruit in Salad

What do you think about fruit in salad?  Not fruit salad – but green salads with fruit in the mix.  I happen to love it and the combo shows up on our table often.

In the summer, peaches, nectarines and blueberries are some of my favorites; in the fall, apples and pears of course.  For winter, persimmons and pomegranate seeds are a nice touch, and come spring I can’t wait to add red strawberries to the mix.  And of course, a little complimenting cheese doesn’t hurt.

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Here are a few fruit & salad combos from past posts:

Spinach with peaches, blueberries and ricotta from a Summer Grilling dinner.

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Shredded kale with apples and persimmons (with beer braised turkey tacos).

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Butter lettuce with quinoa, roasted beets and blood oranges.

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Raw kale salad with grated pear, parmigiano, toasted breadcrumbs and a lemon vinaigrette (with weeknight turkey chili).

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Spinach with apples and blue cheese (and weeknight turkey burgers).

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Super quick holiday salad with spinach, persimmons and pomegranate seeds.

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And the fruit is equally at home in grain salads …

like this wheatberry salad with beets, carrots, apples and cranberries.

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What are your favorite fruits for salad (not counting the obvious veg-seeming-ones like tomatoes and avocado)?  Or do you keep it separate and stick to vegetables for the add-ins?