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Tropical Fruit Salad

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Hi Friends! We’re heading into summer now, and you know that means we’ll be enjoying lots of easy warm-weather meals — yea! One of the things I like best about this season is the abundance of fresh fruit, and we go through this like crazy during the hot summer months. We do a lot of grilling in the summer, and one of our favorite side dishes is this Tropical Fruit Salad.

fruit salad with honey lime dressing in a bowl


Hubby is the grill master around here, and while he’s busy tending to the meat, the kids and I are in charge of sides. The nice thing about fruit salad is that it’s so easy to prepare, and the kids can help with the prep work. 

Even the younger ones can help wash the fruit, slice bananas or peel the mandarins. Of course, they like to nibble as they work, and I just have to make sure there is enough fruit left over to go into the salad! 

Ingredients

  • 1 pineapple
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1 pound strawberries
  • 4 kiwis
  • 4 mandarins
  • 2 bananas, sliced thin

Directions

Making the tropical fruit salad is easy. I usually wash everything before cutting it up, even the kiwis. After the peels and skins are removed, start cutting the fruit and layer everything into a large bowl, beginning with the pineapple.

To help preserve the fruit and add some extra shine, I mix the juice of one lime with 2 to 3 tablespoons of honey and drizzle this over the entire salad.

Then, just carefully mix everything together, and keep in the fridge until you’re ready to eat. 

fruit salad made with bananas and pineapple and blueberries and mandarins and strawberries and kiwi


Of course, you can leave the dressing off and just enjoy the natural sweetness of the ripe fruit.  If I don’t have a lemon or lime, I serve it as is and just add one banana to the top. 

fruit salad made with fresh fruit


Don’t you just love the bright colors? It just screams healthy, and of course it’s pretty darn tasty too!

bowls of fruit salad and hibiscus flower
A big bowl of this colorful tropical fruit salad can easily last for at least two meals and can even double as a healthy summer dessert — with or without ice cream!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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  1. Miz Helen says

    I just love Fruit Salad, this looks so good! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  4. Ashley says

    Yum! This looks SO good. I love this time of the year because of all the fruit and this looks like such a fun, easy way to enjoy a lot of them at once. The recipe sounds delicious!

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