Fruit Salad With Honey Lime Dressing

Are you looking to impress your family, friends or guests this summer? Try serving up this refreshing fruit salad at the next barbecue or for a quick weekday snack. With a perfect combination of the tangy honey and lime dressing, this vibrant fruit salad is topped with fresh basil to create a mouth-watering dish that is sure to please any crowd. Elevate your hostess skills with this simple yet delicious recipe!

As with many households, I often buy a surplus of fruit with the intention of eating healthier throughout the week. However, after two weeks, the fruit remains untouched on my countertop. I imagine this is a familiar scenario for many, so to solve this problem, I discovered the convenience of creating a tasty fruit salad with whatever produce I had on hand. Typically, the salad is consumed in one sitting, but if I have leftovers, I enjoy pairing it with Greek yogurt or serving it on top of oat pancakes the following day.

Fruit salads offer a lot of flexibility, allowing you to use any fruits in season. They make for a perfect snack to take to the beach. Simply dice up all the fruits in a container. In a separate small jar, add the dressing and place it in before serving, mix the two together and enjoy this fresh fruit salad!

• Strawberries
• Blackberries
• Apples (to prevent apples from oxidizing quickly, it’s best to wait until the last minute to include them or squeeze some lemon juice over the cut apples)
• Raspberries
• Oranges
• Lime
• Basil (only use fresh basil or mint)
• Honey (substitute with agave for a vegan-friendly version)
• Sea salt

• To add some extra texture, sprinkle unsweetened coconut shreds or poppy seeds over the fruit salad.
• I tend to steer clear of bananas in my fruit salads as they can make the texture slimy. Instead, I like a variety of other fruits such as mangoes, pineapples, blueberries, kiwis, or pitted cherries. The beauty of making a fruit salad is that there is no one right way to do it, so feel free to get creative and use whichever fruits you prefer.
• To add some variety to the taste, try using a dressing made with lemon and mint.
• For an Indian fusion, sprinkle chaat masala over the fruits and it’s so good!
• Omit the dressing and just toss black pepper and table salt over the fruits

No one wants a soggy and discoloured fruit salad, so hopefully these next few tips can help you avoid that.

1. It’s best to assemble the fruit salad just before serving to avoid any issues with the fruits releasing juices onto each other. If you do decide to make it ahead of time, it’s best to avoid using fruits such as apples, pears, and bananas, which are more sensitive and can oxidize quickly. Alternatively, you can cut the apples just before serving and prepare the other fruits in advance.
2. If you plan on serving the fruit salad later or have any leftovers, it’s important to refrigerate them. When left out at room temperature, the fruit salad may release more juices and darken faster.
3. To prevent discoloration, it’s helpful to add an acid like lemon, lime, orange, or pineapple juice. Just a splash over the fruit will slow down the discoloration process.

Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

Next time you host a barbecue or need a quick snack, consider preparing this delicious fruit salad. The mix of sweet and sour flavours from the honey and lime dressing perfectly complements the fresh fruits. Topped off with fragrant basil leaves, this colourful and appetizing dish is bound to impress any group of people.

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Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert, Salad

Cuisine American

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb strawberries, sliced
• 1 cup blackberries
• 1 cup raspberries
• 2 mandarin oranges
• 2 apples
• 6 basil leaves
• 2 tsp lime zest
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey or sweetener of choice
• sea salt to taste

Instructions

 

• To prepare the fruit salad, wash each fruit thoroughly and cut them into small, bite-sized pieces. Once you have finished preparing all the fruits, mix them together in a large bowl.
  1 lb strawberries, sliced, 1 cup blackberries, 1 cup raspberries, 2 mandarin oranges, 2 apples
• In a separate bowl combine the lime zest, lime juice, honey and sea salt. Adjust any of the flavours at this stage.
  6 basil leaves, 2 tsp lime zest, 1 tbsp lime juice, sea salt to taste, 2 tablespoons honey or sweetener of choice
• Pour the dressing over the fruit salad and toss to coat evenly. Add fresh basil on top of the fruit salad and serve immediately.

Notes

• If you’re not planning to serve the fruit salad right away, it’s best to cover it and refrigerate it.

Keyword Berries, Fresh fruit salad, Fruit Salad, Honey lime dressing