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This Winter Fruit Salad is refreshing, tasty and bursting in flavors. Made with a variety of fresh and vibrant winter fruits. Tossed with a light and sweet honey-lemon dressing. Makes for a beautiful and elegant fruit salad.

Winter Fruit Salad

This Winter Fruit Salad makes for a beautiful, elegant and colorful dish. Made with fresh fruit abundant in the winter such as kiwis, clementines, pomegranate and apples. All tossed in a light and sweet honey-lemon dressing. This fruit salad holds for hours and days after being made. All the citrus in it prevents the other fruit from browning or going bad. This fruit salad is perfect to serve at any brunch but I specially love to serve it for a Holiday or Christmas morning brunch.

Ingredients needed to make Winter Fruit Salad:

• Kiwi– I use classic green kiwis but golden kiwis would be great too.
• Clementines– Or just about any citrus fruit like oranges, blood oranges, mandarines, or grapefruit.
• Pomegranate arils– or seeds.
• Red apples– Any kind would do. We like using honey crisp.
• For dressing– Honey, lemon, pink sea salt.

Equipment needed to make Winter Fruit Salad:

• Large mixing bowl or salad bowl– To mix all the fruit in.
• Small mason jar or liquid measuring cup– To make the dressing in.
• Saran Wrap– For covering the fruit while it chills in the fridge.

How to make Winter Fruit Salad:

• Step 1– Start by prepping all your winter fruit; Peel and slice about 4-5 kiwis and measure out 1 cup. Peel about 5 clementines and separate into segments, measure out 2 cups. Core and slice 2 red apples. Measure out 1 cup pomegranate arils or seeds. Layer all prepped fruit in a large mixing bowl or large salad bowl. 

• Step 2– In a small mason jar or liquid measuring cup, combine ingredients for salad dressing. Honey, lemon juice, and pink sea salt. Seal mason jar and give it a good shake until dressing is well combined. Or whisk together all ingredients until well combined. 
• Step 3– Pour dressing over fruit and give it at a good toss. Make sure fruit is well coated with dressing.

• Step 4– Cover winter fruit salad with Saran Wrap and place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. Serve chilled. Enjoy!

Tips and Substitutions:

1. Be sure to use ripe and firm fruit– This fruit will last longer in the fridge.
2. If you are making this salad ahead, hold on adding dressing– As fruit sits, it releases more juice. Adding the dressing ahead will increase the juice even more. Wait until ready to serve to add dressing.
3. Let fruit salad sit in a salad spinner basket– This will drain the extra juice and keep fruit crisp. Add juice back to salad when ready to serve.
4. Substitute for honey– You can use maple syrup. This will also make this salad vegan friendly.
5. Add seeds or nuts for an extra crunch– Hemp hearts, poppy seeds, walnuts, pecans, or sliced almonds all make great additions to this winter fruit salad if you are looking for some extra crunch.

Winter Fruit Salad Variations:

This winter fruit salad is very versatile. You can use different fruit variations and customize it to what you have available.

• Apples– Use any kind of red apples. Honey crisp apples are great.
• Pears– Add some pears or use as a substitute for apples.
• Grapes or blueberries– Add some of these to add a pop of color to the salad and some more sweetness.
• Clementines– Substitute for just about any other citrus fruit like mandarins, oranges, blood oranges, or grapefruit.

What to serve Winter Fruit Salad with:

This Winter Fruit Salad is great to serve for breakfast or any brunch. It makes for a beautiful and elegant dish that will stand out at any table. Perfect to serve at any Christmas morning brunch along with this Walnut Eggnog French Toast Casserole. It’s also great to bring to any holiday get together. Serve your Winter Fruit Salad with these other recipes:

• Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
• Chickpea Omelette Muffins
• Sweet Potato Waffles
• Best High Protein Pancakes
• Best Gluten-Free Pancakes
• Veggie Loaded Omelette Muffins
• Sheet Pan Omelet
• Sweet Potato and Sausage Breakfast Skillet

How to Store Winter Fruit Salad:

If you are making this salad ahead of time don’t add the dressing right away. place fruit salad in an airtight container and keep refrigerated for up to 2-3 days. Add dressing once you are ready to serve. If you are storing leftover fruit salad with dressing already in it, place fruit salad in a salad spinner basket. The juice will drip though keeping the fruit crips. Add the juice back in once ready to serve.

Winter Fruit Salad FAQ’s:

What are the winter fruits?

There are great varieties of juicy and delicious winter fruits. Some of the fruits you can find in great abundance during the winter are apples, pomegranates, cranberries, pears, kiwi, persimmons, grapes, etc. Citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, clementines, tangerines, lemons, and limes, etc. are all in season during the winter.

How long does cut up fruit salad last in the fridge?

As long as you use ripe and firm fruit, cut up fruit can last up to 1-2 days in the fridge. If you don’t add the dressing to your winter fruit salad, it can even last up to 3 days. A great pro-tip to keep your fruit salad fresh in the fridge even after adding the dressing, is to let fruit salad sit in a salad spinner basket. This will drain the extra juice and keep fruit crisp. You can add juice back to salad when ready to serve.

What is in Winter Fruit Salad?

Winter fruit salad is loaded with a variety of fruits abundant in the winter. For this winter fruit salad we use apples, kiwi, clementines and pomegranate arils or seeds. We also add a dressing made of lemon juice, honey, and a pinch of salt.

Can you freeze Winter Fruit Salad?

While winter fruits are perfectly fine to freeze, I would’t recommend freezing winter fruit salad. Especially after adding dressing. Once the fruit is thawed-out, it will release a lot of juices which will make salad too mushy.

Did you like this Winter Fruit Salad recipe? You may also like these other fruit salad recipes:

• Fresh and Easy Fruit Salad
• Watermelon Blueberry Salad with Feta

*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.

**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used. 

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