Honey Lime Fruit Salad

Honey Lime Fruit Salad: A refreshing fresh fruit salad that’s always a hit! Serve this fruit salad as a healthy dessert or as a sweet side dish for any occasion. We’ve even included this fresh fruit salad recipe in our top favorite recipe ideas for a picnic.

 

Why you’ll love this recipe

This is the best fruit salad recipe for a hot summer day! It’s a family favorite because it’s the perfect fruit salad for a crowd! The honey lime dressing is what makes this the perfect side dish or healthy dessert.

I also love making this fruit salad with cool whip when I’m craving a creamy fruit salad.

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• Why you’ll love this recipe
• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Substitutions/Variations
• Top tip
• How do you store fruit salad?
• What are the best fruits to mix together?
• Recipe
• Comments

Ingredients

• Honey
• Orange juice
• Lime juice
• Strawberries
• Oranges
• Kiwi
• Bananas
• Pineapple
• Blueberries
• Grapes (black seedless)
• Mint leaves (optional)
• Splash of pure vanilla extract (optional)

See recipe card toward the bottom of this post for quantities instructions all in one place!

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix together orange juice, honey and lime juice, (and vanilla if desired), set aside.

2. Wash, slice fruits and mix together in a large bowl.

3. Pour “dressing” over fruit mixture and toss!

4. Serve right away or let marinate in the refrigerator for up to an hour.

Hint: The bananas are usually the first to “turn” but the dressing acts as a preserve so it helps keep the bananas from turning brown so fast!

Substitutions/Variations

This recipe is very forgiving so feel free to add in or swap out any fruit to your liking! Here are a few of my favorite fruits to add to this easy fruit salad recipe!

• Raspberries & Blackberries – There’s nothing better than a combination of fresh raspberries and blackberries! They make a great addition to this fresh fruit salad!
• Clementines – Clementines are easy to peel and don’t need to be cut which is a great (less messy) swap for oranges! Besides, mandarin oranges are just so cute!!
• Peaches – Adding peaches to this salad would be perfect for a summer cookout! Peaches are ripe and ready to eat during the summertime which is the perfect time to enjoy them!
• Poppy Seeds- Feel free to add 1-2tbsp of poppy seeds to the honey lime dressing! Poppy seeds add texture and taste delicious topped on fruit salad!
• Lime Zest or Lemon Zest – For extra flair, zest lime or lemon on top!

Top tip

The honey acts as a “sweetener” to help offset fruits that may be a bit tart. But if you find that the fruit salad is still tart, you can mix in 1 teaspoon of brown sugar with an additional teaspoon of orange juice and pour/stir in with fruit salad to add a touch more sweetness.

How do you store fruit salad?

You can store this honey lime fruit salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. If you plan on storing your fruit salad, I would recommend omitting the bananas as they will get brown if stored for days.

What are the best fruits to mix together?

For best results for this honey lime fruit salad recipe, you should mix fruits with different colors and textures but avoid mixing fruits that are too acidic (like grapefruits).

Fresh strawberries, pineapple, red grapes, fresh blueberries, mandarin oranges, and other fresh/in season fruit makes the best fruit salad!

Or, if you’re looking to make a fruit salad at Christmas, you’ll love this Christmas Fruit Salad!

Recipe

This fruit salad recipe was first published on Tornadough Alli.