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About This Recipe
Fruit salad YUM!! This Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing is an absolute crowd pleaser! It’s perfect to whip up for brunch, a cookout, or over the weekend to enjoy all week long!
Packed with natural sweetness from the fresh fruit and honey and combines perfectly with the fresh lime juice for just a bit of tang!
You can of course customize this recipe to use any of your favorite fruits. It’s also delicious with a little bit of fresh mint if you want even more flavor.
It’s always a great day when this fruit salad is in the fridge because it pairs well with so much! For breakfast, I love it with quiche, breakfast casserole or any breakfast sandwich.
For lunch, it’s perfect paired with buffalo chicken, chicken tenders, or any sandwich.
A STAPLE summer recipe! If you’re looking for more easy, crowd pleasing side dishes, check out my healthy macaroni salad, tuscan pasta salad or rainbow corn salad!
Why You’ll Love This Rainbow Fruit Salad
- Best combination of colorful fruits for a beautiful presentation!
- A great addition for any cookout, BBQ, or summer pool party.
- Serve as a side dish to just about anything!
- Also great with greek yogurt for a light and refreshing snack!
- Recipe is gluten-free, dairy-free and vegetarian as written
- Totally customizable! Use any type of fruit you enjoy to make this recipe your own
- Pineapple – about 1 regular-sized fresh pineapple, chopped
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Red grapes – halved, can also use green grapes if you prefer
- Clementines – peeled, or sub for mandarin oranges
- Kiwis – peeled and chopped
- Honey
- Lime
You can use any fruit you like in this recipe! Just keep in mind that certain fruits, like bananas, apples, pears and peaches, brown faster. If you are using these fruit make so dip them in an acid + water mixture first. To make this, combine 1 cup water with 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice.
Other great additions would be chopped, raspberries, blackberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc. Also, I love adding a bit of fresh mint sometimes for an extra cool pop of flavor. Cilantro would be yummy too!
How To Make
The full printable recipe is below, but let me walk you through the process so you know what to expect when you’re making it!
1. Chop all the fruit and add to a large mixing bowl.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, lime zest and lime juice.
3. Pour the honey lime dressing over the fruit in large bowl and toss to evenly coat.
4. Transfer to a pretty serving bowl for serving, sprinkle with more lime zest if desired and enjoy!
Store fruit salad in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days for max freshness! The longer it sits, the more liquid that will accumulate, but even on day 4-5 it’s still tasty!
How do I store this fruit salad?
Store fruit salad in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days for max freshness! The longer it sits, the more liquid that will accumulate, but even on day 4-5 it’s still tasty!
How do you keep fruit from turning brown in a fruit salad?
The easiest answer is don’t use fruits that turn brown, which is exactly what I did for this fruit salad. Even 4-5 days later, none of the fruit in this salad turned brown.
Some fruits that start to turn brown quickly include bananas, apples, pears, and peaches. So if you do wish to use any of these fruits, dip them in an acid + water mixture first (combine 1 cup water with 1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice).
Is fruit salad healthy?
Yes! Fruit salad is filled with a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants from all the different fruit used. The honey is also packed with a ton nutrients and is great for gut-health!
Is fruit salad an appetizer, side dish or dessert?
So fruit salad is simply an assortment of different fruits and can be served as a healthy side dish, dessert or an appetizer. I love it all times of the day!
Can I use frozen or canned fruit instead?
Using fresh fruit is going to make this fruit salad taste the best. I would not recommend using frozen fruit as it will get soft and mushy as soon as it thaws, which we don’t want! Canned fruit can work in a crunch, just make sure you drain it very well.
Can I half this recipe?
Yes! If I am not serving this fruit salad at a potluck or party and am just making it for us to snack on throughout the week, then I will typically cut this recipe in half as it does make a lot.
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Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 lb. fresh pineapple, chopped about 1 regular-sized pineapple
- 12 oz. fresh strawberries, chopped
- 12 oz. fresh blueberries
- 12 oz. red grapes, chopped
- 5 clementines, peeled or 3 mandarin oranges
- 4 kiwis, peeled and chopped
Honey Lime Dressing
- 1/4 cup honey (84g)
- 2 tsp lime zest more if desired
- 1.5 Tbsp fresh lime juice
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Instructions
- Chop all the fruit and add to a large mixing bowl. Make sure to dry very well first!*
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, lime zest and lime juice.
- Pour the honey lime dressing over the fruit and toss to evenly coat.
- Transfer to a pretty serving bowl for serving, sprinkle with more lime zest if desired and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition is hand-calculated and accurate. No autocalulations! However, note that values can vary based on the brands you use and if you substitute ingredients.
