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This winter fruit salad recipe is a colorful variety of fresh fruit tossed in a light honey poppy seed dressing. The perfect side dish for brunch or a holiday meal!

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Winter fruit salad is a light and colorful side dish.

It’s that time of the year when all the berries and melons disappear from the grocery store, and what’s left is apples, apples and more apples. Oh, and a few oranges and bananas too. This winter fruit salad takes the best of the season and turns it into a light and refreshing side dish that’s packed with color and flavor.

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This winter fruit salad is made with oranges, kiwi, pineapple and pomegranates.

How to make winter fruit salad

For this recipe, you’re going to need mandarin oranges, pineapple, kiwi and pomegranates. These are all fruits that are readily available during the winter and they’re a nice change from the standard apples and bananas. The fruit is tossed in a light dressing made from citrus juice, honey and poppy seeds.

You can buy pomegranate seeds that are ready to eat, or get a whole pomegranate and remove the seeds yourself. I typically use those little mandarin oranges that come in mesh bags at the grocery store, but any tangerine variety will also work, so long as it’s seedless.

Winter fruit is topped with an easy sweet and tangy poppy seed dressing.

I garnish my winter fruit salad with a handful of fresh mint leaves, but that’s an optional step. If you like that burst of fresh minty flavor, add them, if not, it’s still an amazingly delicious salad without the hint of mint.

This salad can be made up to 2 hours before you plan to serve it; simply store it covered in the refrigerator until you’re ready to go.

This winter fruit salad is tossed in a honey poppy seed dressing.

What I love about this salad is that it’s unexpected, yet full of vibrant flavors and colors that can bring a little cheer to even the dullest of winter days!

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This winter fruit salad is a colorful variety of fresh fruit tossed in a light honey poppy seed dressing.
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Winter Fruit Salad

This winter fruit salad is a colorful variety of fresh fruit tossed in a light honey poppy seed dressing.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword fruit salad, winter fruit salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 183kcal
Author Dinner at the Zoo

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of cubed pineapple
  • 1 cup of peeled, quartered and sliced kiwis
  • 2 cups of mandarin orange or clementine segments
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate arils
  • 3 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • Optional garnish: fresh mint leaves

Instructions

  • Place the pineapple, kiwi, mandarin oranges and pomegranate arils in a large bowl.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, honey and poppy seeds.
  • Pour the poppy seed dressing over the fruit and toss gently to coat.
  • Garnish with mint leaves if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Sodium: 5mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 34g

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bear Creek Soup Mixes. This post was originally published on January 17, 2017 and was updated on November 1, 2017 with new content.

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  2. Made for early thanksgiving! Beautiful color in clear glass bowl. It was a hit. Two year old said “this is really good can I have more!”.

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  3. The fruit salad is beautiful and looks delicious but not sure what makes it “winter,” since most of those aren’t winter fruits.

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  6. I made this recipe exactly as written for a ladies luncheon. It was sensational. The honey/fresh lime dressing was light and flavorful. It was beautiful to look at with the small mint leaves. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. I recently made this and added dragon fruit and the juice from the cut-up pineapple along with the lime juice. This side dish became the showstopper!
    This impressive and delicious fruit salad will be my go-to forevermore!

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  10. I substituted 1 cup of strawberries, diced for the pomegranate arils which I thought were a little hard to eat. I loved the color of the arils but not the texture. Also cut the poppy seed to 1/2 tablespoon. Very good!! I will definitely make again. I received lots of compliments.

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  12. Is it really supposed to say 2 Tablespoons of poppyseeds. I did 1.5 Tablespoons and it overwhelmed the fruit. My guess is that should read 2 teaspoons.

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  16. As much as I love all the sweet treats that are available during this season! And those that we can make at home as well, I also want to make sure that we have something fresh and healthy! This fruit salad is perfect!

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  19. I love the splash of color in this salad and I am positive it tastes amazing too. Thanks for sharing your recipe idea. Love that there are a lot of citrus fruits included in the salad. We need all the Vitamin C we can get to build our immunity!

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  20. I love fresh fruit in the summer but have never really considered what is in season the rest of the year. This would be great when we need something a bit sweet.

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  26. I do love a good fruit salad. With all of the cookies and cakes shoved our way this time of the year, this is a welcome change to feast on. I love all of the colors in the bowl!

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