This Rainbow Fruit Salad is the perfect way to enjoy beautiful summer fruit with a honey lime dressing. Amp up a classic fruit salad by turning it into a Honey Lime Fruit Salad recipe. This gorgeous plate is sure to be a favorite at any summer dinner or party.
Love summer fruit? Also, try my Watermelon Blueberry & Feta Salad, Melon Salad with Mint, & Cucumber Watermelon Strawberry Salad.
Rainbow Fruit Salad Honey Lime
This gorgeous Rainbow Fruit Salad is delightful because it's topped with a honey lime dressing, making it my favorite Honey Lime Fruit Salad I make. This bright, vibrant, and healthy salad simply glows on the plate, and kids and adults just love it. Perfect for picnics, BBQs, summer potlucks, brunch, breakfast, or lunch.
Growing up, fruit salad always seemed like a fresh summer treat. My Mom would fill a bowl with berries, melon, and if we were lucky fresh kiwi... which seemed quite exotic back in the day. She topped it off with orange juice and just before serving would slice a fresh banana on top. As a lifelong fruit lover, fruit salad day was ALWAYS a good day. I still love her classic fruit salad recipe, but decided to change it up to suit my tastes more these days.
This Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe is perfectly picked to create a gorgeous natural rainbow. A Rainbow Fruit Salad would be great on its own, BUT the simple honey lime dressing is the perfect complement. The fresh mint takes the entire recipe over the top. I'm so happy that life has come full circle, and now my twins love this fruit salad too.
If you haven't added mint to your fruit salads yet, start NOW! The fragrant herb just screams summer and is the perfect complement to dress up fruit. It takes what could be a boring dish to the next level. I have a mint plant growing in my garden, and it's come back year after year. If you have a green thumb at all, I highly recommend investing in one.
Here's why you'll love this Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe...
- This Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad is summer in a bowl. This combination of flavors and colors really makes an irresistible summer salad.
- I seriously cannot get enough of finding ways to eat the rainbow these days.
- I love red strawberries, orange mandarins, yellow pineapple, green kiwi, and blue/ purple blueberries.
- The flavors and textures in these fruits are simply irresistible.
- It's easy to make for a party or potluck!
Ingredients:
Here's an overview of what you'll need to make this Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe, but keep scrolling for the full recipe amounts.
- Rainbow Fruit: You can pick your favorites, but I went with red strawberries, oranges, yellow pineapple, green kiwi, and blueberries. Cut the fruit into similar sizes. Make sure your fruit is ripe, but not too ripe that's it's smushy.
- Honey: A little fresh honey goes a long way to add some pizzazz to this salad. This is a great option!
- Lime: Adding fresh lime juice to the fruit salad really brings out the flavors. IF you really love lime, add some fresh lime zest too.
- Fresh Mint: Splurge on the fresh mint for this salad.
Instructions:
This is an overview of the instructions to make this Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad, but the full, detailed, printable recipe is below in the recipe card.
- Cut your fruit into even bite-sized pieces and put it into a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in the bright honey lime dressing as the fruit salad dressing.
- Top with the mint.
- Serve and enjoy this delicious rainbow fruit salad in a small bowl.
Variations
I love this Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe as written, but here are some fun variations.
- Mix up the Fruit: Other fresh fruit options include apples, cherries, pomegranates, watermelons, cantaloupe, mangoes, peaches, pineapples, pears, red grapes, green grapes, raspberries, blackberries, and figs.
- Mix up the Dressing: This also works with lemon juice and maple syrup.
- Add a Topping: Fun toppings include poppy seeds, coconut shavings, whipped cream, sprinkles, or even chocolate chips to make it a dessert.
FAQ
Storage & Leftovers
This fruit salad can be made up to a day in advance. Store any leftover fruit salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Freezing
This will not freeze well.
What type of fruit should not be mixed into a fruit salad?
Soft fruit like bananas can turn the fruit salad mushy and brown. If you are adding a banana, make sure to cut and add it just before serving.
What do you put in a rainbow fruit salad?
For a rainbow fruit salad, make sure to pick a combination of rainbow fruits to cover all the colors, like red strawberries, orange oranges, yellow pineapple, green kiwi, and blue/purple blueberries.
Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad
This Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe is such a yummy combination of flavors. It takes your favorite fruit salad to a whole new level. If your family and kids love fruit, as mine do, you will have to give this a try this summer.
As always, give it a try and let me know what you think!
More Easy Fruit Salads to Try:
- Watermelon Blueberry & Feta Salad
- Melon Salad with Mint
- Cucumber Watermelon Strawberry Salad
- Watermelon Arugula Salad
- Tuscan Melon Salad
- Rainbow Fruit Skewers
- Grilled Peach Caprese Salad
- 5 Ingredient Fresh Pineapple Salsa
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Honey Lime Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced
- ½ pineapple, cubed
- 2 mandarin oranges or cuties, segmented & cubed
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 kiwi, sliced
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 lime, juiced
- fresh mint, chopped
Instructions
- Toss all the fruit together in a large bowl. Top with the honey and lime juice and carefully toss until coated.
Notes
Storage & Leftovers
Freezing
This will not freeze well.Nutrition
Susan says
So beautiful and refreshing! Perfect breakfast or lunch and a great side with dinner! Thank you for sharing!
Michelle says
This is so colorful and full of vitamins! Honey and lime are a wonderful flavor combination on these fruits. Great recipe!
Beth Neels says
Such a colorful fruit salad! We loved it! No problem eating the rainbow, if this is on the menu! I love the honey lime dressing too!
Immaculate says
Love fruit salads especially in the summer days. Such vibrant colours and how delicious!
Bethany says
Looks great! I didn't think of the dressing thing either, but eat a LOT of fruit salad so will have to try.
Abbey Sharpe says
yum! you cant go wrong with a good fruit salad especially in the summer
Lisa Ballantyne says
Looks amazing!
Maureen @ Maureen Gets Real says
I wouldn't have thought to put a dressing on fruit salad. It sounds simple but delicious!