Holiday Fruit Salad: Sasha’s Zesty 15-Min Delight
A vibrant and refreshing fruit salad with a zesty honey-lime dressing, perfect for balancing rich holiday meals. This recipe is a celebration of fresh flavors and simple preparation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 servings
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup green grapes, halved
- 1 cup red grapes, halved
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 cup cantaloupe, cubed
- 1 cup honeydew melon, cubed
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
- For the Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lime zest
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, blueberries, green grapes, red grapes, pineapple chunks, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon.
- Gently toss the fruit together.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, fresh lime juice, and lime zest until well combined.
- Pour the honey-lime dressing over the fruit salad.
- Add the chopped fresh mint leaves to the salad.
- Toss gently to coat all the fruit with the dressing.
- Cover and chill for at least 15 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
Notes
- You can substitute any of your favorite seasonal fruits.
- For a touch of warmth, add a pinch of ground ginger to the dressing.
- If you don’t have fresh mint, you can omit it or use a small amount of dried mint.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
