How to Make a Fruit Bowl in 5 Unique Ways

Fruit bowls are an all-season thing — whether you’re looking for dessert salads or fruit side dishes. Whether it’s hot or cold, some fruits would always suit our palate. The key for how to make a fruit bowl is to know the right combination that would satisfy your cravings no matter the weather. 

Here’s how to make a fruit bowl and enjoy it at any time of the year.

How to Make a Fruit Bowl With Honey and Lime Dressing

Salad Ingredients

• 1 lb of diced fresh strawberries
• 1 lb of diced fresh pineapple
• 12 oz. of fresh blueberries
• 12 oz. of halved red grapes
• 4 peeled and diced kiwis
• 1 (15 oz) can of drained halved mandarin oranges in juice
• 2 ripe diced bananas

Honey Lime Dressing

• 1/4 cup of honey
• 2 tsp. of lime zest (it takes about 2 medium limes for this)
• 1 tbsp. of fresh lime juice

Add all your fruit together in one bowl. Whisk together your dressing ingredients in a separate bowl. Pour your dressing over the fruit just before you serve and toss to coat evenly.

Let it sit for a few minutes before serving so the fruit soaks in some of the dressing and toss again before plating. Your family is sure to love this honey lime fruit salad.

Recipe from Cooking Classy

Blueberry, Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad

Salad Ingredients

• 2 ounces olive oil
• 1 ounce of balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 a teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 a teaspoon of ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup of finely diced red onion
• 8 cups of diced watermelon
• 2 cups of fresh blueberries
• 1/4 cup of rough chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese or as much as you like

Whisk your olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and red onion together. Then add in the rest of the ingredients and toss it around to coat everything.

You may want to keep your watermelon separate until just before you serve it so it doesn’t get soggy.

Recipe from Seek Brooke Cook

Cucumber, Basil, and Watermelon

Salad Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce or tamari if you want your salad to be gluten-free
• 1 small minced garlic clove
• ½ teaspoon of minced ginger
• 2 teaspoons of fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons of rice vinegar
• 3 cups of deseeded balled or cubed watermelon
• 1 chopped English cucumber in ¼-inch pieces
• 1 peeled ripe mango chopped into ½-inch pieces
• ½ thinly sliced serrano pepper
• ¼ cup of chopped cilantro
• ¼ cup of sliced basil
• ¼ cup of crushed and toasted salted peanuts

This combination screams summer fruit salad that is so refreshing, you want to have more!

Whisk your soy sauce or tamari, garlic, ginger, lime juice, and rice vinegar together in a large bowl. Toss in your fruits, veggies, and herbs and let it chill for 30 minutes. Drain out any liquid before your serve and sprinkle your peanuts on top.

Recipe from Foodie Crush

Vanilla-Orange Glazed Fruit Salad

Salad Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• Juice and zest of 1 orange
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 pints strawberries, hulled and halved
• 2 pints blueberries
• 2 cups red grapes, halved
• 2 cups green grapes, halved
• Mint leaves, for optional garnish

If you’re looking for a salad for your next family dinner, here’s a Christmas fruit salad recipe for you.

Place your sugar, water, vanilla, orange zest, and juice into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil at medium-high heat.

Once it starts boiling you’ll want to place it on low and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until it becomes thick. Place it in the refrigerator to chill until you’re ready to serve.

Cut up your fruit and toss it into a large bowl and douse it with half of your cold syrup. Toss so everything is well coated. Drizzle the rest of your syrup on top and garnish with some mint leaves if you’d like.

Recipe from The Pioneer Woman

Tropical Fruit Salad

Salad Ingredients

• 6 divided mandarin oranges
• 2 cups of sliced strawberries
• 1 pineapple chopped into bite-size chunks
• 5 sliced kiwis
• 3 mangoes cut into bite-size chunks

Citrus Poppy Seed Dressing

• 6 divided mandarin oranges
• 1 medium lemon
• 1 zested lime
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1/2 teaspoon of ginger paste or freshly grated ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon of poppy seeds

Zest your lemon and lime then cut in half and squeeze the juice from your citrus fruits and mandarins into a cup until you have about 1/2 cup of juice.

Add your honey, ginger, and poppy seeds and whisk together. Toss the rest of your fruit together and pour your dressing over and toss 30 minutes before you serve it. This is one of the most delicious dressings for fruit salad recipes.

Recipe from The Slow Roasted Italian

Takeaway

Knowing how to make a fruit bowl best for the occasion comes with knowing which fruits are in season and which one goes well together. These recipes are a great way to start and you’ll soon find your own twist to each of them.