The Best Fruit Salad

This is the most delicious fruit salad I have ever had. The honey citrus dressing makes it sweet and slightly tart at the same time.

It’s the perfect fruit salad for a summer brunch, picnic, or BBQ. My kids and I ate the entire bowl in one day!

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Fruit Salad Ingredients:

• Strawberries
• Grapes
• Raspberries
• Banana
• Pineapple
• Oranges
• Blackberries
• Kiwi

Fruit Salad Dressing Ingredients:

• Orange juice
• Honey
• Grated Orange Zest
• Grated Lime Zest
• Lime Juice
• Vanilla Extract

Fruit Salad Dressing:

In a bowl, mix together the orange juice, honey, grated orange zest, grated lime zest, lime juice, and vanilla extract. Whisk the ingredients together until the honey is fully dissolved.

How to Assemble Fruit Salad:

You can make this recipe several hours before serving, but if you have any fruits that brown easily (bananas, apples), don’t cut them until just before serving. Save aside a few of your prettiest fruits (I like the berries and kiwi) to layer on the top after the fruit is mixed.

Chop all your fruits into bite-size pieces. Add them to a large bowl and mix.

Add the dressing to the fruit salad. Be sure there is not any extra dressing sitting at the bottom of the bowl. If there is, drain it out.

Refrigerate before serving. It’s ideal to assemble the salad one to two hours before serving to let the flavors mingle.

Tips for Making:

• Use whatever fruit you have on hand. Feel free to make swaps for seasonal fruits and customize it to your preferences.
• Do not skip the dressing! The dressing makes this recipe and it’s worth the effort—I promise!
• You can make your salad up to four hours before serving, but if you use any fruits that brown easily (like bananas or apples), save them for last.

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A recipe for classic fruit salad. The citrus honey dressing makes the flavors bright and delicious.

Yield 15

Prep 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

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• ▢ ⅔ cup orange juice (fresh)
• ▢ ⅓ cup honey
• ▢ ½ tablespoon grated orange zest
• ▢ ½ tablespoon grated lime zest
• ▢ 2 tablespoons lime juice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 cups strawberries (sliced )
• ▢ 2 cups grapes (halved )
• ▢ 1 banana (sliced )
• ▢ 1 cup raspberries
• ▢ 1 cup blackberries
• ▢ 3 kiwi (peeled and sliced )
• ▢ 2 clementines (segmented )

Instructions

For the Dressing:

• In a bowl, mix together the orange juice, honey, grated orange zest, grated lime zest, lime juice and vanilla extract.
• Whisk the ingredients together until the honey is fully dissolved.

For the Fruit Salad:

• In a large bowl, add cut fruit and dressing and mix well. If there is any extra dressing sitting at the bottom of the bowl, drain it.
• Chill for up to four hours before serving.

Notes

• Use whatever fruit you have on hand. Feel free to make swaps for seasonal fruits and customize it to your preferences.
• Do not skip the dressing! The dressing makes this recipe and it’s worth the effort-I promise!
• You can make your salad ahead of time, but if you use any fruits that brown easily (like bananas or apples) or fruits that get soggy, add them last.

© Author Elsie Larson

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keywords fruit salad

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

The Best Fruit Salad

Amount per Serving

Calories

80

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

0.3

g

0

%

Saturated Fat

 

0.03

g

0

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

0.2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

0.03

g

Sodium

 

2

mg

0

%

Potassium

 

207

mg

6

%

Carbohydrates

 

20

g

7

%

Fiber

 

3

g

13

%

Sugar

 

16

g

18

%

Protein

 

1

g

2

%

Vitamin A

 

83

IU

2

%

Vitamin C

 

42

mg

51

%

Calcium

 

22

mg

2

%

Iron

 

0.4

mg

2

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.