Artificial Food Coloring Free Classic Fruit Salad
Bright, juicy, and bursting with natural color, this fruit salad is the kind of bowl that makes people stop and stare before they even pick up a fork. Every shade of red, purple, green, and orange comes straight from the fruit itself — no dyes, no artificial anything, just strawberries, blueberries, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, and cantaloupe doing all the work. That matters more than it might seem, because plenty of packaged fruit cups and store-bought salads sneak in color additives to make things look more vibrant than they actually are. Here, the vibrancy is completely real. The dressing is just fresh lime juice, honey, and a little lime zest whisked together — simple, clean, and bright without a single ingredient you'd need to second-guess. A scatter of fresh mint right before serving adds a pop of herbal freshness that ties everything together beautifully. It's the kind of recipe you'll reach for all summer long, and feel genuinely good about serving to anyone at the table.
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6 servings
- 2 cups strawberries, hulled and quartered
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup red grapes, halved
- 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced into half-moons
- 1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into ½-inch chunks
- 1 cup cantaloupe, cut into ½-inch chunks
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- 1 tbsp honey
- ¼ tsp lime zest
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, honey, and lime zest until the honey is fully dissolved and the dressing is smooth.
- 2
Add the strawberries, blueberries, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, and cantaloupe to a large mixing bowl.
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