Summer Fruit Salad

This Summer Fruit Salad is a real crowd-pleaser. Cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries are drizzled with lightly sweetened orange lime juice. This fresh fruit salad is full of texture, color, and flavor. 

Summer really brings such amazing flavors to the table. Nature really is incredible in her taste and bounty. I know our summers would not be complete without Summer Fruit Salad. This tasty treat is the perfect summer side dish for graduation parties, patio parties, neighborhood shindigs, and potlucks. It is as beautiful as it is tasty and can be assembled in short order (as my late mother used to say). The berry family is in full glory and flavor right now with the best of the best of the harvest coming in. This easy salad has a simple orange lime drizzle that comes together in minutes.

If you don’t like pineapple, replace it with strawberries.  If we put strawberries in our fruit salad then my son can not eat it because he is allergic to them.  He has always been so disappointed about the fact that he can not eat them.

How do you make Summer Fruit Salad?

First, simply juice an orange and a lime and stir in a little honey. In a large bowl, add the cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, and pineapple. The solid, heavy fruit should be added to the bowl first.  Now drizzle with half of the juice and toss gently to coat.

Next, add the berries and drizzle with the remaining juice. Then. toss very gently to coat. Garnish with fresh mint. My favorite mint herb is bee balm.  It is gorgeous, smells fantastic, and tastes a little like minty sage.

Preparation Tips and Storage

• Other fruits to add or substitute include fresh cherries, mangoes, nectarines, peaches, grapes, plums, and apricots.
• This delicious fruit salad makes a great breakfast, side dish, or dessert.
• For a change of pace, offer it with Greek yogurt or fresh whipped cream.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Flavor variations

• Add halved strawberries and sliced bananas. Toss the sliced bananas in the orange lime juice before adding the honey to keep the bananas from browning.
• Replace the berries in the recipe with kiwi slices and grape halves.  Substitute a juiced lemon for the juiced lime.
• Add a little orange and lime zest to the drizzle for a little more flavor punch.  If desired, brown sugar can be substituted for the honey.

This fruit salad has so much to offer. It is unbelievably flavorful, full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and astonishingly colorful! Make sure you get some of the best fruit the season has to offer. I hope you have a fantastic Memorial Day and that you have a chance to try out this delectable recipe.

More fruit recipes to try!

Peach Crisp

Cherry Crisp

Peach Cobbler

Cherry Cheesecake

Apple Brown Betty

Blueberry Cobbler

Baked Pears

Summer Fruit Salad Recipe

This colorful and refreshing summer fruit salad has all the best summer fruits. Melons, berries, and pineapple come together in this colorful mix that’s perfect for a summer picnic!

5 from 16 votes

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 cups

Calories: 169kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

• 1 medium orange
• 1 medium lime
• 1-2 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cantaloupe cut in bite size chunks
• 1/2 honey dew melon cut in bite size chunks
• 1/4 watermelon cut in bite size chunks
• 1/2 pineapple cut in chunks
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 cup blackberries
• 1 cup blueberries
• Optional bee balm or mint sprigs

Instructions

• Juice the orange and lemon. Stir in 1-2 tablespoons of honey (to taste). In large bowl add cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon and pineapple. Drizzle with half of the orange lime juice and stir to combine. Add raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. Drizzle with the second half of the orange/lime juice. Stir gently to combine. If desired garnish with bee balm or mint sprigs.

Notes

• Other fruits to add or substitute include fresh cherries, mango, nectarines, peaches, grapes, plums, and apricots.
• This delicious fruit salad makes a great breakfast, side dish, or dessert.
• For a change of pace offer with Greek yogurt or fresh whipped cream.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 17mg | Potassium: 505mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 2795IU | Vitamin C: 84mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg

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