Winter Fruit Salad with Honey-Citrus Dressing

A bowl filled with a winter fruit salad including sliced pears, apples, kiwi, and pomegranate.

Winter Fruit Salad with Honey-Citrus Dressing

This easy-to-make winter fruit salad is bursting with flavor, made with seasonal apples, kiwi, pears, pomegranates, grapes, and clementines, and tossed with a honey-citrus dressing.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Servings: servings

Calories: 180kcal

Author: Laura Miner

Ingredients

2 medium to large red apples Use snacking apples like Gala, Fuji or Honeycrisp
2 whole kiwis peeled
2 large pears
1 cup pomegranate seeds about 1 pomegranate
1 cup grapes red or green
4 medium clementines or 2 large navel oranges
12-15 mint leaves for garnish

Citrus-Honey Dressing

2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup orange juice preferably freshly squeezed
4 tablespoons lime juice about 2 limes

Instructions

Add the honey, orange juice, and lime juice to a large bowl. Whisk until fully combined.
If necessary, warm the mixture in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to make the honey easier to whisk. Taste the dressing and adjust the flavor as necessary.
Wash all the fruit well. Core and thinly slice the apples and pears. Cut the grapes into halves. Peel and segment the clementines. Peel and slice the kiwi into rounds. De-seed the pomegranates.
Add all the fruit to the large bowl with the dressing in it. Toss the fruit salad together to ensure all the pieces are evenly coated with dressing.
Store the fruit salad covered in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve it. Garnish with fresh mint leaves just before serving.

Notes

Optional ingredients: Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts for crunch.

Choose fresh produce. Kiwis and pears should give a little when squeezed. Pomegranates should be heavy and brightly colored. Apples should be crisp and fragrant. Grapes should be plump and firm.

Make it vegan-friendly by substituting maple syrup or agave for the honey.

Storing leftovers: Store fruit salad covered in the refrigerator and use it within 3-4 days. However, for the best taste and texture, eat fruit salad the same day as you make it.

Make it in advance: You can prep the fruit salad up to a day in advance. Simply wait until just before serving to add the dressing and cut the apples and pears.

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