PrintVibrant Winter Fruit Salad with Honey Citrus-Ginger Dressing
This recipe creates a bright, refreshing winter fruit salad using seasonal produce like citrus and pomegranate, tossed in a simple honey-lime-ginger dressing. It is an easy, healthy side dish perfect for holiday meals or brunch.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large navel oranges, peeled and segmented
- 2 mandarin oranges, peeled and segmented
- 1 cup pomegranate arils
- 3 kiwis, peeled and sliced
- 2 crisp apples (like Honeycrisp or Fuji), cored and chopped
- 1 cup green grapes, halved
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
Instructions
- Prepare all the fruit: peel and segment the oranges and mandarins, slice the kiwis, chop the apples, and halve the grapes. Place all prepared fruit into a large mixing bowl.
- Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, honey, grated ginger, and lime zest until the honey is fully dissolved.
- Pour the honey citrus-ginger dressing over the fruit mixture.
- Gently toss the fruit until everything is lightly coated with the dressing.
- Serve the winter fruit salad immediately, or chill for up to one hour before serving for best flavor.
Notes
- For an extra layer of flavor, you can add a pinch of cinnamon to the dressing mixture.
- If you want a slightly sweeter salad, use mandarin oranges that are very ripe.
- This salad works well as a healthy holiday fruit side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas gatherings.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 3
- Fat: 0.5
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 1.5
- Cholesterol: 0
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