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July 27, 2016 By Sara 11 Comments

Mexican Fruit Salad

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This recipe for Mexican fruit salad is a blend of tropical fruit topped with chili lime seasoning – a sweet and savory delight that everyone will want seconds of!

When it’s summer time, I find myself making a ton of refreshing fruit salads, including berry fruit salad and this unique Mexican fruit salad.

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Mexican fruit salad served inside a pineapple half.

Yes, I’m a little obsessed with Mexican style fruit this summer. This Mexican fruit salad is a fun and refreshing take on fruit salad for those days when you’re looking for something a little different and unexpected. Serving it in a pineapple is optional, but it just adds to the fun and turns it into a dish that’s perfect for a potluck or BBQ!

A pineapple half filled with melon, papaya and mango.

How do you make Mexican fruit salad?

This recipe starts with fruit, and a lot of it! I used a combination of watermelon, papaya, mango and pineapple here, but you can mix it up to add in your favorites. Other great additions would be cantaloupe or honeydew melon, kiwi might be nice too! I made little balls out of the watermelon to look fancy, but you can absolutely just cut it with a knife into cubes if you don’t own a melon baller. The fruit gets piled into a hollowed out pineapple half and topped with a squeeze of lime juice and some chili lime seasoning. If you’re not into chili lime seasoning, you can leave it off, but I HIGHLY recommend it, it’s what really makes this dish special!

Mexican fruit salad with pineapple, mango, papaya and watermelon.

This Mexican fruit salad has been a favorite around my house – even the kids like it with the chili lime seasoning! I’m going to be so sad when all of this amazing fruit goes out of season, I’ll probably even spend $7 on a sad looking watermelon in the middle of December to get my Mexican fruit salad fix. But for now, I’m enjoying it while I still can, and you should too!

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This recipe for Mexican fruit salad is a blend of tropical fruit topped with chili lime seasoning - a sweet and savory delight that everyone will want seconds of!
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5 from 8 votes

Mexican Fruit Salad

This recipe for Mexican fruit salad is a blend of tropical fruit topped with chili lime seasoning - a sweet and savory delight that everyone will want seconds of!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword fruit salad, mexican fruit salad, tropical fruit salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 117kcal
Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

  • 1 inch pineapple halved, hollowed and fruit cut into 1 chunks (use 1 cup of pineapple chunks for this recipe and reserve the rest for another use)
  • 1 cup of watermelon balls or 1 inch chunks
  • 1 cup of 1 inch mango chunks
  • 1 cup of 1 inch papaya chunks
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Chili lime seasoning to taste
  • Optional garnishes: mint sprigs lime wedges

Instructions

  • Place all of the fruit into a large bowl. Add lime juice and gently toss to coat.
  • Place the hollowed out pineapple on a large plate and fill with fruit. Scatter any remaining fruit around the pineapple shell.
  • Sprinkle with chili lime seasoning to taste and garnish with mint and lime wedges if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g

Filed Under: Light & Healthy, Salads, Side Dishes, Snacks Tagged With: Lime, Mango, Papaya, Pineapple, Watermelon

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Comments

  1. Jacque Hooper says

    October 11, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    5 stars
    Such a fun dish! I am loving the presentation; I have never thought about serving it in a pineapple! Genius!

    Reply
  2. Roxana says

    May 23, 2019 at 4:36 pm

    5 stars
    Wow this looks so good. Reminds me of some Indian fruit salads with the use of seasoning.

    Reply
  3. Jeannette (Jay Joy) says

    May 23, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    5 stars
    This soo reminds me of the Mexican fruit salads we would have for breakfast in Cancun! Yum!

    Reply
  4. kim says

    May 23, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    5 stars
    Loving this recipe for the summer! It’s so easy and has so much flavor!

    Reply
  5. Anita @ Daily Cooking Quest says

    May 23, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    5 stars
    What a perfect looking salad for the hot summer days, and would go so well for this Memorial Day weekend. On the other hand, call me ignorant, but what exactly is chili lime seasoning?

    Reply
  6. The Peasant's Daughter says

    May 23, 2019 at 2:08 pm

    5 stars
    I was just in Mexico with all the lovely, seasonal fruit. Can’t wait for that to become a reality in Canada lol. I NEVER thought to add chilli to fruit before, but I’m going to give this a shot.

    Reply
  7. Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers says

    July 29, 2016 at 5:27 am

    So lovely and love the Mexican flavours!

    Reply
  8. Sam says

    July 28, 2016 at 5:51 pm

    Great looking and I always like the easy recipes!

    Reply
  9. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

    July 28, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    This is so pretty Sara – I bet they go for seconds and hope for leftovers! Sharing!

    Reply
  10. Greg says

    July 27, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    5 stars
    Love the fruit salad! A pineapple bowl is a lot of fun!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      May 15, 2020 at 7:17 am

      5 stars
      Making your chicken tacos in my crockpot today. I”m sure they will be delish! Love your blog and how user friendly it is. I’ll come back and visit just for that!

      Reply

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