Winter Fruit Salad
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Chilling Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients:
2 cups clementine oranges peeled and segmented (about 3–4)
2 pears diced
2 apples, Fuji or Honeycrisp, thinly sliced
5 kiwis peeled and diced
3/4 cup pomegranate arils, see note 1
Dressing:
1/4 cup honey
1 large lemon
1 large orange
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
Chopped fresh mint is optional
Directions:
If you have time, refrigerate all the fruit beforehand so the salad is cold and refreshing.
Zest and juice a lemon to get 1 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice. Zest and juice an orange to get 1 teaspoon zest and 2 tablespoons juice. In a jar, combine honey, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, and poppy seeds. Shake well to mix.
In a large bowl or platter, combine the clementines, diced pears, sliced apples, and diced kiwis. Pour on the dressing, adding just enough to coat the fruit (you may not need it all). Gently toss to mix.
Sprinkle pomegranate arils and, if desired, fresh chopped mint on top. Serve right away. This salad is best enjoyed within 1–3 hours; leftovers don’t store well.
Notes:
Cut and Deseed a Pomegranate or use already seeded pomegranate arils if available! They are usually found in the refrigerated produce or freshly cut fruit section. Fresh pomegranates are in season from October to February in the U.S.
Fruit Ripeness: The riper the fruit, the better the flavor!
Storage: Leftover fruit salad is delicious blended into a smoothie the next day.
Cut evenly: Slice fruit into similar sizes for easy bites. Pre-cut fruit may need to be cut once more.
Chill first: Put fruit in the fridge before making the salad for a cool, refreshing salad.
Add dressing last: Mix in dressing right before serving to keep salad from getting soggy.
Best Fresh: Enjoy this fruit salad within 1-3 hours.
Refrigerate: Keep dressing and fruit separate if you can; store in the fridge.
Next-Day Idea: Blend leftovers into a smoothie.
Nutritional Facts:
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 820mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 421IU | Vitamin C: 183mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so it should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe courtesy of Chelsea’s Messy Apron.com
