Fruit Salad Honey Lime (Printable)

Vibrant mixed fruits drizzled with a sweet and tangy honey-lime dressing, ready in just 20 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Fruit Salad

01 - 1 cup strawberries, hulled and quartered
02 - 1 cup blueberries
03 - 1 cup pineapple, diced
04 - 1 cup kiwi, peeled and sliced
05 - 1 cup mango, peeled and diced
06 - 1 cup grapes, halved

→ Honey Lime Dressing

07 - 3 tablespoons honey
08 - 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
09 - 1 teaspoon lime zest

# How-To:

01 - In a large mixing bowl, combine the strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, kiwi, mango, and grapes.
02 - In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, fresh lime juice, and lime zest until smooth and well blended.
03 - Pour the honey lime dressing over the combined fruits and gently toss to coat everything evenly.
04 - Refrigerate the salad for 10 to 15 minutes before serving for best flavor.
05 - Transfer to individual bowls or a serving platter and serve cold.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The honey lime dressing pulls everything together with zero effort and makes even grocery store fruit taste extraordinary.
  • It is genuinely impossible to mess this up, which makes it my go-to when I want to contribute something impressive without any stress.
02 -
  • Do not dress the salad more than an hour ahead or the softer fruits will weep and turn the bowl into a soupy puddle.
  • Tasting your lime before adding it is essential because a dry lime gives barely any juice and throws off the whole balance.
03 -
  • Dry your washed fruit thoroughly on a clean towel before adding the dressing because excess water dilutes the flavor dramatically.
  • Zest your lime before juicing it because trying to zest a spent lime half is an exercise in frustration and scraped knuckles.