Fruits are such a delicious, light, and healthy food to eat packed with so many nutrients. Whether you make a fruit salad or just enjoy a Fruit Tray, you just cannot go wrong with fresh fruits!

BEST FRUIT SALAD-

This simple fruit salad recipe is truly one of the BEST fruit salads! The fresh fruit combined with the chopped fresh mint and the homemade honey lemon dressing is like summer in every bite. We love serving a large bowl of the salad as a side dish for potlucks, as a dessert after dinner, or just a light healthy snack.

FRUIT SALAD INGREDIENTS-

This salad calls for all things fruit. The greatest thing about this fresh salad is that you can substitute whatever fruit you have on hand and still have a great salad! Here is what we like in our fruit salad:

Berries– We use raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries for our salad.Grapes– For this recipe, we used green grapes but you can also use red grapes. You can keep them whole or cut them in half.Cantaloupes– We like to get a whole cantaloupe and peel, clean and cube. You can also use pre-cut fresh cantaloupes!Oranges– You can use oranges, mandarin oranges, or tangerines for this fruit salad. Fruit Salad Dressing-For the salad dressing syrup we use honey, lemon juice, lemon zest, and poppy seeds. This dressing is the secret ingredient to the PERFECT salad.Mint– Fresh mint leaves is what elevates this salad and gives it such a unique taste. The fresh mint brings freshness and flavor! You can opt-out of the mint if you do not prefer it.

MORE FRUITS!!

Here are other fruits you can substitute or add when making a fresh fruit salad. Or, just make the fruit salad with seasonal fruit.

PineappleBananasApplesKiwiCherriesPomegranateBlackberriesPearsMangoMelonWatermelonPeaches

HOW TO MAKE A FRESH FRUIT SALAD-

This simple fruit salad recipe comes together in under 10 minutes!

Prep fruit– Cut your fruit. Slice or cube the fruit, you just want to keep them the same size.Make the dressing– Add dressing ingredients and whisk. Chop your mint.Combine– Add the mint to the fruit and toss. Drizzle salad with dressing and mix until well combined.

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MORE SALADS RECIPES-

I must admit, Salads are my weakness! Here are some of our favorite recipes: as a fruit cocktail, it’ll make such a statement!

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