This insanely easy Fresh Fruit Salad recipe uses a pineapple as the vessel for a delightful presentation that’s filled with fresh farmers market finds. Perfect for summer gatherings!
It’s summertime! There’s nothing more exciting than warm summer days, laying by the pool, beach trips, and cookouts. Growing up, almost every weekend, we would go to my aunt’s house. There was always food on the grill, lots of swimming and games, and tons of laughter with family and friends. It was during this time that I bonded with my cousins more like brothers and sisters. We were as thick as thieves during the summer months and nothing could stop us. Summertime is when I learned what being a family meant.
Back then, there were no selfies and camera phones to take videos. The videos that we had were all taken on these giant camcorders. There was one video in particular that I’ll always remember and I’ve watched it over and over again. My cousins and I were having a contest to see who had the most black seeds in their piece of watermelon. As my younger cousin was counting her seeds, one shoots up and hits her face. It seems so silly now, but we have laughed about this happening for years.
Insanely Easy Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe
It was also my childhood summers that made me fall in love with fruit. There was nothing better on a hot, summer day than this insanely easy Fresh Fruit Salad recipe. It’s delightfully refreshing and quenches your parched palate after you’ve been running around all day.
As I’ve grown older, I still love having fresh fruit and so do my girls. This easy Fresh Fruit Salad recipe is a great dish to take to cookouts, and quite honestly, it’s one that we have often as a side on our hot summer days. The complaint I hear most often is that it’s expensive, but I’m hear to tell you it doesn’t have to be super expensive. You can make this insanely easy fruit salad that’s easy on your budget and your time constraints. Fruit salad can get expensive when you try to grab it prepared from the store, but cutting it yourself can also take forever. No one has time for that. I’m hear to help! Pair this insanely easy Fresh Fruit Salad recipe with our Orange Fruit Dip for the ultimate summer side dish!
Ingredients
- 1 large watermelon
- 2 pineapples
- 2 pints strawberries
- 1 pint blueberries
- Mint leaves, optional
- Fresh Fruit Dip, optional
Instructions
- Cut watermelon in triangle slices.
- Cut pineapples into large chunks
- Hull strawberries and cut in half.
- Combine all ingredients into a large bowl.
- Top with mint leaves if desired.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to a week.
Notes
Home Chef Tip: Cutting fruit into large chunks saves you time and makes the fruit more of a finger food than something you need a fork for so everyone wins!
We hope you love this insanely easy Fresh Fruit Salad recipe from SoFabFood Contributor, Larisha from We’re Parents, as much as we do. If you enjoyed this recipe, be sure to check out our other Salad recipes for more like it as well as our favorite vegetable salads. For daily recipe inspiration, subscribe to our newsletter, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Pinterest. Enjoy!
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