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
Ingredients
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
- Stir together dressing ingredients, mixing until honey is completely dissolved.
- 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
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