Categorized:

  • Appetizers & Salads
  • Christmas
  • Healthy
  • Sides & Sauces
  • Thanksgiving

Tagged:

  • apples
  • bananas
  • granulated sugar
  • honey
  • kiwis
  • lemon juice
  • mandarin oranges
  • olive oil
  • pomegranate
  • poppy seeds
  • vegetable oil
Salad bowl filled with winter fruit salad. - 1

Winter Fruit Salad

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 Tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp poppy seeds

Salad

  • 8 small mandarin oranges, peeled and segmented
  • 4 medium apples, (preferably 2 gala, and 2 opal or golden delicious)
  • 4 large ripe kiwis, peeled and diced
  • 4 bananas (just ripe), peeled and diced
  • 1 1/2 cup pomegranate arils (from about 1 large)

Instructions

  • For the dressing: In a mixing bowl whisk together honey, lemon zest, lemon juice and poppy seeds.
  • For the fruit salad: Add all of the prepared fruit to a large salad bowl, pour dressing evenly over top and gently toss to coat. Serve right away.

Notes

  • Pears can be used in place of bananas.
  • Recipe makes about 12 cups.

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