Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

This Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad is perfect for parties. It’s easy to make and everyone will appreciate a healthy option at the dessert table. The orange-lemon dressing is sweetened with honey and glazes the fruit to keep it looking and tasting fresh longer.

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Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad Recipe

Your fruit won’t brown even after a few hours at room temp. Niiiice! I made this for my niece’s birthday this past weekend and kept going back for refills. This recipe is party-sized and can easily be cut in half for a smaller crowd. If you have leftovers, just pop them in the fridge and you’ll be set for the tastiest smoothie the next morning.

Ingredients for Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad:

• 2 lbs fresh strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered if large
• 1 lb fresh grapes (any color), halved
• 6 clementines, peeled and separated into sections
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 to 2 apples, cored, cut into sixths and sliced into 1/4″ thick pieces
• 1 banana, sliced
• Orange Poppyseed Dressing: honey, lemon, orange and poppy seeds

How To Make Fruit Salad Recipe with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing:

1. Squeeze juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange. Stir together dressing ingredients, mixing until honey is completely dissolved into the syrup.

2. Rinse and slice fruit in the order that it is listed. Don’t slice your apples or bananas until you’re ready to add the dressing since the lemon will keep them from browning.

3. Drizzle dressing over the fruit and toss to evenly coat the fruit. Toss fruit again just before serving.

Make-Ahead Tip

This fruit salad is best served the day it’s made, but you can prep most of the fruit ahead to make party day easier.

• Prep-Ahead: Wash and dry the strawberries, grapes, and blueberries, then refrigerate them separately. Peel the clementines ahead, if you’d like. You can make and store the dressing separately in the refrigerator.
• Just Before Serving: Wait to slice the apples and banana until closer to serving, then toss everything with the orange-lemon syrup. The citrus in the syrup helps keep the fruit fresh-looking and slows browning.

Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

5 from 41 votes

Author: Natasha Kravchuk

The natural orange lemon syrup glazes the fruit and the keeps your salad looking and tasting fresh longer. Use leftovers for smoothies!

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Prep Time: 30 minutes mins

Total Time: 30 minutes mins

Ingredients 

Servings: 10 people as a side salad

Fruit Salad Ingredients:

• 2 lbs strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered if large
• 1 lb grapes, any color, halved
• 6 clementines, peeled well and separated into sections
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 to 2 apples, cored, cut into sixths and sliced into 1/4″ thick pieces
• 1 banana, sliced

Orange Poppyseed Dressing:

• 4 Tbsp honey
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed from 1 large or 2 smaller lemons
• 1/4 cup orange juice, freshly squeezed from 1 medium orange
• 1/2 to 1 tsp poppy seeds

Optional Garnish:

• Mint leaves

Instructions

• Squeeze juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange. Stir together syrup ingredients, mixing until honey is completely dissolved into the syrup.
• Rinse and slice fruit in the order that it is listed. Don’t slice your apples or bananas until you’re ready to add the syrup since the lemon in the syrup will keep them from browning.
• Drizzle syrup over the fruit and toss to evenly coat the fruit with syrup.

Notes

Fruit Salad Variations: This recipe is easy to adjust with what’s in season. Try adding pineapple, kiwi, mango, raspberries, blackberries, or fresh peaches. For the best texture, use a mix of firm fruit and juicy fruit, and avoid anything overly ripe since it can get soft after tossing with the syrup. 

Nutrition Per Serving

140kcal Calories36g Carbs2g Protein1g Fat0.1g Saturated Fat0.2g Polyunsaturated Fat0.1g Monounsaturated Fat3mg Sodium401mg Potassium4g Fiber28g Sugar79IU Vitamin A85mg Vitamin C39mg Calcium1mg Iron

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Nutrition Facts

Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

Amount per Serving

Calories

140

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

1

g

2

%

Saturated Fat

 

0.1

g

1

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

0.2

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

0.1

g

Sodium

 

3

mg

0

%

Potassium

 

401

mg

11

%

Carbohydrates

 

36

g

12

%

Fiber

 

4

g

17

%

Sugar

 

28

g

31

%

Protein

 

2

g

4

%

Vitamin A

 

79

IU

2

%

Vitamin C

 

85

mg

103

%

Calcium

 

39

mg

4

%

Iron

 

1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: orange poppyseed fruit salad

Skill Level: Easy

Cost to Make: $$

Calories: 140

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