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Glass mixing bowl with fresh Fruit Salad including strawberries, pineapple, blackberries, grapes, blueberries, nectarines and kiwis with a simple citrus syrup. Wooden spoon on the side.
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Easy Fruit Salad

This vibrant, refreshing fruit salad recipe features a light, citrus dressing. It's perfect for summer BBQ's, picnics, and family gatherings.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fruit salad
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 197kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

For the Citrus Dressing:

  • 1 orange (divided)
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 lime
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

For the Fruit Salad:

  • 4 cups red grapes
  • 4 cups green grapes
  • 1 pineapple (or about 3 cups fresh pineapple chunks)
  • 1 pound strawberries
  • 8 ounces blueberries
  • 8 ounces blackberries
  • 5-6 kiwi fruit
  • 2-3 nectarines

Instructions

For the Fruit Salad Dressing:

  • Zest orange to get 1/2 teaspoon. Zest full lime. Cut orange in half and freshly squeeze. Juice full lime.
    Cutting board with lime and orange zest with cut orange and limes.
  • Combine the juices, zests, and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and stir until sugar is dissolved. Place in a bowl and refrigerate until cooled completely. While syrup is cooling assemble the salad.
    Saucepan with orange and lime citrus syrup combined to make a fruit salad citrus glaze dressing.

For the Fruit Salad:

  • Rinse fresh fruit in a colander.
    Rinsing strawberries, red and green grapes in a colander.
  • Dry the fruit with a paper towel or allow it to air dry. You want the fruit to be completely dry so the dressing clings to it better.
    Paper towel with washed strawberries, nectarines, red grapes, green grapes, blackberries, and blueberries.
  • Prepare the fruit: Slice the grapes in half, peel and slice the pineapple into chunks, peel and slice the kiwi fruit, hull and slice the strawberries, slice the nectarines.
    Cutting board with sliced strawberries, kiwis, nectarines and pineapple.
  • Place fruit in a large bowl and toss until well combined.
    Large glass mixing bowl with cut fruit of pineapple, kiwis, strawberries, grapes and nectarines.
  • Add citrus dressing and gently toss until fruit is completely covered. Serve at room temperature or cover and store in the refrigerator to serve later.
    Dishing Fruit salad into a bowl with fresh strawberries, pineapple, blackberries, grapes, blueberries, nectarines and kiwis with a simple citrus syrup.

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Notes

This tastes best at room temperature. If you want to serve at a later time, cover and refrigerate. About 30 minutes before you are ready to serve, remove from fridge and bring to room temperature. 

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 538mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 96mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg