Fresh Fruit Bowl (Printable)

A colorful mix of seasonal fruits with a bright citrus honey dressing, ready in minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Fresh Fruits

01 - 1 cup strawberries, hulled and sliced
02 - 1 cup seedless grapes, halved
03 - 1 cup pineapple, peeled and diced
04 - 2 kiwis, peeled and sliced
05 - 1 orange, peeled and segmented
06 - 1 apple, cored and diced

→ Citrus Dressing

07 - 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
08 - 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
09 - 1 tsp finely grated lime zest

→ Optional Garnishes

10 - 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves, finely chopped

# Steps:

01 - Wash, peel, and cut all fruits as directed. Place the prepared strawberries, grapes, pineapple, kiwis, orange segments, and apple into a large mixing bowl.
02 - In a small bowl, whisk together the fresh lime juice, honey or maple syrup, and lime zest until well combined.
03 - Drizzle the citrus dressing over the fruits and gently toss to coat evenly, being careful not to crush the fruit pieces.
04 - Sprinkle with finely chopped fresh mint just before serving. Serve immediately or chill for up to 2 hours for a more refreshing treat.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It takes fifteen minutes from fridge to table and requires zero cooking, which means you can make it half asleep and still impress everyone.
  • The lime dressing pulls every fruit together into something that tastes far more intentional than just tossing things in a bowl.
  • It adapts to whatever is seasonal, cheap, or lingering in your fruit drawer, so it never gets old.
02 -
  • The apple and banana, if you use one, will brown fast, so a quick squeeze of extra lime juice directly on those pieces buys you an extra hour of looking beautiful.
  • Do not assemble the dressing more than a few hours ahead because the zest turns bitter when it sits in acid for too long.
03 -
  • Chill the serving bowl in the freezer for fifteen minutes before assembling, because cold fruit on a cold bowl keeps everything crisper for longer on a buffet table.
  • A pinch of flaky sea salt over the top just before serving sounds wrong but makes every fruit taste dramatically more like itself.

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