Ingredients:

  • 1 lb strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 3 cups watermelon, cubed or cut into stars
  • 2 cups jicama, sliced or star-cut
  • 2 medium bananas, sliced into rounds
  • 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
  • 2 cups blueberries, fresh
  • 1 cup blackberries, fresh
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp honey

Instructions:

  1. Wash all berries and pat them dry to prevent flavor dilution.
  2. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to carve shapes out of the watermelon and jicama.
  3. Slice the bananas into 1/2 cm rounds and toss them in a bowl with 1 tbsp of lemon juice. Wait 30 seconds until the juice is absorbed.
  4. Arrange the blueberries and blackberries in the top-left corner of the platter, packing them tightly to create the union of the flag.
  5. Create alternating horizontal stripes of watermelon/strawberries and jicama/bananas across the remainder of the tray.
  6. Mix the remaining 1 tbsp of lemon juice with 1 tbsp of honey in a small bowl.
  7. Lightly brush the white fruits (bananas, jicama, marshmallows) with the honey mixture until they look glossy.
  8. Tuck fresh mint leaves into the edges and gaps for garnish.