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DESCRIPTION:

A cool fresh melon, ripe mango, sweet strawberry & crisp cucumber salad with a spritz of a lime wedge, lightly finished with a fresh leaf of spearmint. Everyone has their idea of what a fruit salad is comprised of. But there are no laws...And anything is possible!

RECIPE:

FLV Wild Melon 1%

CAP Cucumber 3%

FA Oba Oba 0.75%

TFA Philippine Mango 2%

FA Red Summer(Watermelon) 0.75%

FA Red Touch(Strawberry) 2%

RF Strawberry-SC 1%

~THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONS ARE NOT OPTIONAL~

ADD 4 DROPS CAPELLA LIME PER 10ML

ADD 1 DROP KOOLADA PER 10ML

ADD 1 DROP CAPELLA SPEARMINT PER 10ML

**60-65VG is preferred**
  
**SNV certified, but really begins to shine after 3 days. FLV flavorings tend to need some steeping.**
  
**Any substitutions will not bring you to this exact flavor.**

NOTES:

I suddenly got in the mood for a fruit salad and well....with no fruit in the house I was left to my own devices and concentrates.

The only thing I knew was that I wanted melon, mango and strawberry. I chose SC Strawberry(SC) at 1% and FA Strawberry at 2%. I have always preferred Flavour Arts Strawberry over TFA so this was an easy decision. I used RF Strawberry Super Concentrate to boost FA as it can sometimes not pack enough 'umph'.

The melon part was interesting because I had just received FLV Wild Melon in the mail. Upon opening that concentrate(and the RF Strawberry), I knew I had to make something special with them. I wanted a bit of watermelon as well, as a background note. I have always liked FAs version. Never been a fan of LA Watermelon. It just tastes like rancid lipstick to me.

TFA Philippine Mango seemed like the perfect addition to this mix. I only had a real Philippine mango once in my life(i usually purchase the more citrus-like Puerto Rican variety at the local supermarket). But what I remembered about the Philippine variety was the sweet light and fleshy taste. And that was definitely what I wanted to add to this mix. I added FA Oba Oba in because I can't stand even the tiniest percentage of INW Cactus. The taste is just....ugh. And I found Oba Oba to brighten, sweeten, and slightly juice up my fruits.

Now. I wanted to add something unique to my recipe. I wanted the taste of spearmint, but not an up front kind of a spearmint. I chose CAPs because it's the most authentic. However, it needed a little kick to be more authentic. This is when I decided to add some Koolada. It was the perfect pairing. After taste testing, I decided something was lacking. And that something was lime. I purposely avoided Cold-Pressed, etc., and settled on Capella Lime because it's much 'softer'.

  

  

*https://alltheflavors.com/recipes/46896*