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Fruit Salad Recipe

How to make fruit salad with fresh fruit this summer! This easy fruit salad recipe with honey lime dressing is so delicious.

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Fruit salad is a summertime must have.

Perfect for potlucks, poolside, or just a quick grab and go snack to prep ahead.

Give me all the chilled salads in the summer. Cheesecake salad, ranch pasta salad, and tortellini pasta salad are some of our favorites.

Fruit salad and cream cheese fruit dip are my go to recipes for using up juicy delicious fruit.

This recipe features fresh fruit and an easy naturally sweetened honey lime dressing.

Ingredients to make fruit salad

  • Pineapple
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Grapes
  • Honey
  • Lime zest & juice
up close fruit salad with honey lime dressing

How to make simple fruit salad

Step 1: Prepare the fruit. Slice or halve the strawberries depending on the size. Cut the grapes in half and chop one fresh pineapple into chunks.

Place the strawberries, blueberries, grapes, and pineapple in a large bowl.

Step 2: Mix together the dressing. Stir together the zest of one lime, plus the lime juice and honey.

Step 3: Pour the dressing onto the fruit salad and stir gently to combine. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours, or until ready to serve. Stir again right before serving.

fruit salad ingredients in separate glass bowls

All you need is just 6 ingredients!

Many similar recipes call for sugar, but this fruit salad is made without sugar and is instead sweetened with honey.

Fruit itself is nature’s candy, so a touch of honey is all you need!

I used pineapple, strawberries, blueberries and grapes for my fruit salad recipe, but you have so many choices here!

Use whatever fresh fruit you have on hand.

a large glass bowl with the prepared strawberries, blueberries, grapes, and pineapple in it

Ways to make Fruit Salad

Want to use other fruit for your fruit salad? Any of these would be delicious. You could also substitute lemon for the lime if you want.

  • blackberries
  • kiwi
  • oranges
  • bananas
  • mango
  • raspberries
honey and lime zest in a bowl

We have really enjoyed having ready made fruit salad in the fridge to grab for a quick and healthy snack.

This recipe also makes a huge amount, so you’ll have leftovers for days.

The honey lime dressing is my favorite part. It really marries all of the fruit flavors together and adds a tangy sweet twist!

Be sure not to skip out on the lime zest, it really adds a lot of flavor!

simple fruit salad recipe with honey lime dressing in a glass bowl

How long can you keep fresh fruit salad in the fridge?

Once you are finished making the fruit salad, transfer it to an airtight container and store in the fridge.

For best freshness, enjoy within 3-4 days, if it lasts that long!

spoon taking a serving of fruit salad from the dish

If you’re making this for a party, I recommend making it ahead of time and letting it chill in the fridge for at least an hour to let the fruit get cold and the dressing to marinate.

That will give it time for all of the delicious flavors to blend together!

a fork taking a bite of fruit salad

Tip for serving this recipe

Be sure to stir your fruit salad each time that you get it out of the fridge.

This will ensure that the dressing is evenly distributed on all of that yummy fruit!

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Fruit Salad Recipe

Yield: 12 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

The best easy fruit salad recipe with simple honey lime dressing.

Ingredients

  • 1 pineapple, diced into chunks
  • 2 lbs strawberries, sliced
  • 1 pint fresh blueberries
  • 2 cups grapes, halved
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 lime, zested
  • juice of ½ a lime

Instructions

  1. Add pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, and grapes to a large bowl
  2. In a small dish, add honey, lime zest, and lime juice
  3. Stir dressing to combine
  4. Pour dressing over salad and stir
  5. Allow to chill in the fridge at least one hour or more
  6. Store leftover fruit salad in the fridge 
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 85Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 3gSugar: 17gProtein: 1g

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Pat

Wednesday 15th of June 2022

I made this fruit salad today! It's going to be in 90s today! No hot food please! I made it just like yours except I had no lime, I had lemon juice, But No' instead I used orange and honey! Oh my goodness! So refreshing! Delicious! Thanks for the recipe!

Joy Shull

Thursday 16th of June 2022

So glad you enjoyed the recipe and yes, fruit salad is perfect for hot summer days!

Irene

Saturday 15th of August 2020

This is the best fruit salad ever. It is so refreshing and I would make it many more times

Kaitlyn

Friday 6th of July 2018

So delicious!

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