The Best Fruit Salad Recipe

5 from 1 vote

I can finally say I think I've mastered the fruit salad. What may be a seemingly simple dish to throw together for your spring or summer gathering, there are some little tweaks that take it from basic to phenomenal. First off, tiny fruit pieces is the way to go. I'm not talking so small you can't even pick it up with your fork - but nickle-sized is ideal. Why? Because the textures and flavors in each bite are perfect. Versus if you have large pieces of fruit (some recipes call for even bigger than bite-sized!) - it's more like just eating pieces of fruit rather than fruit salad - which is supposed to be the perfect blend of flavors, colors, and textures all in one. You may or may not be making your basic fruit salad with a dressing - but let me tell you, this brings the flavor to a whole other level! A simple honey lime dressing is drizzled on top, tossed, and served. I swear the fruit tastes even juicier.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Breakfast, Side Dish

Diet:

Servings: servings

Calories: 160kcal

Author: Allie Petersen

Ingredients

2 cups finely diced pineapple
2 cups finely diced grapes green or red
1.5-2 cups finely diced strawberries
1 cup blueberries
1 finely diced kiwi
1 finely diced mango
¼ cup honey
1 tsp lime zest
Juice of 1 lime

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine all your diced fruit.
Make your honey lime dressing by whisking together the honey with lime zest and juice.
Pour the dressing over the top and toss until combined. Serve right away, or cover and chill until ready to eat.
Fruit salad is best the day it is made, but you can still enjoy it up to 3 days later.

Notes

If you want to make this ahead, I recommend cutting up the fruits and pre-making the dressing, but avoid combining and tossing with the dressing until closer to the event.

Feel free to switch up the fruits to whatever you like.

Other ideas:

Cut up oranges would be delicious! You could also try mandarin or blood oranges (now that would be a great pop of color!)
Pomegranate seeds give a nice texture and microburst of flavor.
Although they would be a bit of work to pit, cherries are so flavorful and would be a great addition or swap.

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