This fresh fruit salad with honey and lime is a healthy and easy side dish or dessert that will make any occasion special! Put this beautiful dish together in 30 minutes, with no cooking involved!
Fresh fruit salad makes an elegant side dish or dessert that is light and refreshing and is great for any meal of the day. It’s quick and easy to make and you won’t have to turn on the oven or the cooktop to prepare this colorful dish.
Fresh fruit versus frozen fruit
The title of the recipe says it all! Fresh fruit is a must for this recipe. Frozen fruit can become mushy when thawed and can water down your fruit salad, diluting the flavors. Fresh is best!
What Combination of Fruit to Use
Any combination of your favorite fresh fruit can be used. I purposely did not use blackberries or raspberries because of their tough seeds that aren’t too pleasant to eat.
I also didn’t use apples, only because they tend to oxidize and turn brown after a short period of time, which isn’t great for presentation.
Ingredients
For this recipe, I used 1 pineapple, 1 pint of blueberries, 2 kiwis, 16 ounces strawberries, and 2 cups of grapes. Bananas, oranges, peaches, pears, or any of your favorite fruits will work in this recipe.
This is a very versatile recipe, just use about 8 cups of fresh fruit. Keep in mind that if you substitute other fruits, you might need to adjust the amount of sweetener.
Sweetener
To sweeten the fruit salad, I used honey. I generally shy away from using sugar as much as possible. A small amount of honey adds just the right amount of sweetness to the dish. To offset the sweetness, I added some lime zest and lime juice, which creates the perfect balance of flavors.
Artzy Foodie Tip: Fruit will be sweeter when it is in season, requiring less sweetener.
How to make fresh fruit salad
Prepare all the fresh fruit by washing, if needed, and cutting the larger fruit into smaller pieces. Add all the fruit to a large bowl.
Mix together 1/4 cup honey and the zest and juice of one lime, pour over the fruit, and toss.
Artzy Foodie Tip: Spray your 1/4 cup measuring cup with cooking spray before measuring so the honey won’t stick.
Can This be made ahead of time
Fresh fruit salad is best when freshly prepared. The fruit could be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator in separate air tight containers, and the dressing could also be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator. It’s best to toss the fruit and dressing together just before serving.
Storage
Leftover fruit salad can be refrigerated for about 3 days, but some of the fruit might become discolored as the sugars from the different fruits release and soak into one another.
This is a great recipe to keep in mind for Easter or Mother’s Day brunch!
If you like this recipe, you might also like: Strawberries and Whipped Cream
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Fresh Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 pineapple
- 1 pint blueberries
- 2 kiwis
- 16 ounces strawberries
- 1 cup seedless green grapes
- 1 cup seedless red grapes
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 lime zested and juiced
Instructions
- Prepare all fruit by washing, if needed, and cutting larger fruit into smaller pieces
- Add prepared fruit to a large bowl
- Mix together the honey, lime zest, and lime juice
- Pour honey mixture over fruit and toss
2 Responses
This fruit salad makes me sooooo happy. I love the color and the simple beauty of this dish. You’ve just gotten me in the mood for Spring with how fresh and healthy this recipe is. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, Kristy! I’m with you. I’m so in the mood for Spring!