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Fruit Salad Medley

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Fruit Salad Medley is a fresh fruit salad with WOW appeal. Dressed with orange juice, lime juice, honey and diced jalapenos, you won’t soon forget this.

Fruit Salad Medley in white bowl, cantaloupe, kiwi, watermelon, red and green grapes, and diced jalapeno

More often than not, fruit salads become sort of fruit “fluff” with the addition of sweetened whipped cream. But in summer when so many of our favorite fruits are at their peak of flavor, naked is the way to go (regarding the fruit, that is). So to show off the bright colors of summer, we usually toss together a variety of seasonal melons and pineapple or bananas and berries and call it good. But this Fruit Salad Medley has a zesty yet super-light honey and citrus dressing tossed with a surprising twist… a hint of jalapeno peppers. Yes, you read right… the addition of jalapeno peppers is delightfully different yet so just right.

The fruit base can be changed up a bit depending on your desires; use any variety of melon in combination. Green grapes, red grapes, or a combination of both also brings textural variety and color to the salad. Kiwi is a good option or how about strawberries? All this sounds pretty standard (but tasty) summer salad… but when you toss in the dressing of orange and lime juices, honey and jalapeno pepper, this is anything but ordinary. The jalapeno is a must and won’t add heat but instead adds a floral dash of flavor that’ll make the flavors unique and bright. The medley needs about an hour in the fridge before serving because the dressing is almost like a marinade – it’s so light, you can’t see it in my pictures. If you want, pour more of the dressing into the salad to retain some of the juice at serving.

Fruit Salad Medley in white bowl. Kiwi, cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes, and diced jalapeno

Another option for presentation is to cut the melons into balls with a melon baller, but this takes longer and the contrast of chunky melon pieces with the round grapes is a nice presentation. Give this a go, you won’t be sorry… you won’t… really.

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Fruit Salad Medley

Cut the melon pieces into large chunks, or if you have the time use a melon baller for pretty presentation.
Course Salad
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 8 cups
Calories 114
Author Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups cantaloupe, cut into bite-size chunks (about ½ a regular cantaloupe)
  • 3 cups watermelon, cut into bite-size chunks (about 1 baby seedless watermelon)
  • 2 cups green or red grapes, or combination
  • ¾ cup orange juice
  • 3 Tablespoons honey
  • Juice from one lime
  • ½ chopped jalapeno pepper, with or without seeds, more or less to taste
  • Grated lime peel from one lime, grate the skin from the lime you will juice before juicing
  • 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced

Instructions

  • In a resealable plastic bag, combine 3 cups cantaloupe, 3 cups watermelon and 2 cups grapes.
  • In a small bowl, whisk ¾ cup orange juice,3 Tablespoons honey and lime juice. Stir in ½ jalapeño and lime peel.
  • Pour over the fruit. Seal bag, removing as much air as possible, and turn to coat.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  • Just before serving, add 2 peeled and sliced kiwis to the salad, tossing with the dressing to coat.
  • Serve with a slotted spoon.

Optionally:

  • You could cut the melon into balls with a melon baller, but this takes longer and the contrast of the chunky melon pieces with the round grapes makes a nice presentation.
Nutrition Facts
Fruit Salad Medley
Amount Per Serving
Calories 114 Calories from Fat 4
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.4g1%
Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.05g
Sodium 23mg1%
Potassium 338mg10%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 25g28%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 2670IU53%
Vitamin C 43mg52%
Calcium 25mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.

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  1. shelly tanner says

    March 4, 2022 at 6:56 AM

    5 stars
    I’ve taken this fruit salad to many potlucks, picnics, and dinners, and always get raves and recipe requests. This not only tastes great, but is pretty too šŸ™‚ Thanks Sally!

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  2. hiedi b says

    March 4, 2022 at 6:55 AM

    5 stars
    Everyone always loves this colorful, great tasting and pretty recipe. I usually add pineapple chunks, blueberries and mandarin oranges to it also. My favorite part is the little kick the jalapeƱo gives. delicious!

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