A Simple Fruit Salad Recipe anyone can make. Easy to make with only 7 ingredients, this fresh fruit salad is refreshing and delicious!
When you’re craving fresh fruit, this easy fruit salad recipe is a must make. Filled with 5 different types of fruit, this mint fruit salad is refreshing, sweet, and delicious.
Unlike other fruit salads that often have sugar added to them, this fruit salad is just lightly dressed in mint and lime juice for a little bit of flavor so the sweetness of the fruit shines through!
Made in under 15 minutes, this fruit salad recipe is easy and yummy!
why we love this recipe
There is a lot to love about this fruit salad with mint. It’s one of our favorite side dishes for lunch or breakfast because:
- Easy to make – This fresh fruit salad can be made in just 15 minutes!
- Simple Ingredients – Fresh fruit, lime juice, and fresh mint are all you need for this delicious and simple fruit salad recipe.
- No added sugar – Many fruit salads have sugar added, but this fruit salad allows the natural sugars in the fruit to shine through with just a simple lime and mint “dressing”.
Ingredient Notes
Fruit salad ingredients:
- strawberries
- mandarin oranges
- blackberries
- kiwis
- pineapple
- lime juice
- fresh mint
You can find substitutions for all of these ingredients below in the green shaded box.
How to Make a Simple Fruit Salad – Tips for Success
- Make sure your fruit is dried off well. Drying off your fruit with a clean paper towel can prevent your fruit salad from getting watery.
- Chop your fruit in similar size pieces. Try to cut your pineapple and kiwi to be roughly the same size pieces as the strawberries/blackberries.
Prepping the Fruit – Size Matters
When prepping your fruit salad, try to cut your pieces evenly. Since strawberries and blackberries are the smallest fruits in the salad, try to cut your pineapple in roughly the same size square as a strawberry or blackberry.
Cutting fruit in the same size will make the salad easier to eat and enjoy!
SUBSTITUTIONS FOR Fresh Fruit Salad
Strawberries: For a more tart fruit salad, and if they are available, try white strawberries.
Mandarin Oranges: You can try 1 cup fresh clementines or other fresh oranges.
Blackberries: Substitute blackberries with raspberries or blueberries
Pineapple: We don’t recommend canned pineapple, but it can be used here. Just be sure to drain it well.
Lime Juice: Fresh squeezed lime juice is best!
Add Ins: Mangos, grapes or blueberries would all be delicious in this easy fruit salad.
Serving Suggestions
Fruit salad is the perfect addition to serve with healthy brunch recipes or on top of our Protein Pancakes! It’s great alongside a protein packed breakfast like Potato Crust Quiche, Egg White Frittata, Ham Frittata or Bacon Breakfast Casserole.
Strawberry fruit salad is also delicious in a Healthy Yogurt Parfait with Homemade Granola.
We also love it as a lunch side dish with our Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad, Everything Bagel Chicken Salad, or Kale Lemon Salad.
Fruit Salad FAQ
This easy fruit salad stays fresh in the frige for up to 3 days, but is best the day it’s made.
It’s best to skip bananas and watermelon in a fruit salad. Watermelon can make your fruit salad very soggy and watery. Bananas easily fall apart in fruit salad and have an overpowering taste. Apples taste good in a fruit salad but easily turn brown so we don’t recommend adding them in this fruit salad.
How to Store Simple Fruit Salad
Storing: This will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container. You can store it with a paper towel in the container and change the paper towel daily to preserve freshness.
Freezing: You can’t freeze fruit salad.
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Fresh Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh strawberries 1 pound, quartered
- 1 15 oz can mandarin oranges
- 2 cups fresh blackberries 12 ounces
- 3 kiwis peeled and sliced
- 2 1/2 cups fresh pineapple chunks 3/4 pound
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the strawberries, oranges, blackberries, kiwis, pineapple, lime juice, and mint, and toss together with two spoons.
- Serve immediately, or cover and set in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.
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