4th. of July Fruit Salad – Let Freedom Ring with this Refreshing Party Favorite

Get ready to ignite your taste buds with this easy and delicious 4th. of July fruit salad recipe.

Each bite of this 4th of July fruit salad is a burst of sweetness and tanginess, a blend of flavors that perfectly captures the essence of a summer celebration. Whether enjoyed as a refreshing snack by the pool or as a side dish at a festive barbecue, this red, white, and blue fruit salad is a delicious tribute to America’s birthday, as well as a colorful addition to any Fourth of July spread.

The salad dressing is sweet and tangy thanks to the maple syrup, lime, and orange. In addition, it’s super easy and fast to make, you’ll have this salad ready in no time!

This recipe is for a large salad, perfect to take to a party or for whenever you want to have a healthy snack ready for hungry kids!

Tips:

• Buy fresh organic berries. As you may know fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, and grapes are part of the “dirty dozen”, which means when tested, they were contaminated with pesticides. You can learn more here: EWG.ORG
• To wash berries: place them in a colander small enough to fit inside a bowl and dip it in the water bath. Give it a shake to get an even wash on all the berries. Be gentle when washing raspberries, they easily brake apart. Remove and allow the excess water to drip out. Transfer the clean berries to a paper towel or kitchen towel. Removing the excess water will prevent your salad from being too soggy and will last you longer.
• Buy fresh pre-cut slices of coconut, I found these at my local grocery store in a plastic container. They’re in the refrigerated section of the produce department.
• If your store sells dragon fruit, make sure the label says: “white dragon fruit”.  There are a few dragon fruit varieties and colors, you want the white one to match the patriotic theme.
• Use a 1 in.  or 1.25 in. star cookie cutter to make stars out of coconut, strawberries, and dragon fruit.
• When adding the dressing, gently toss the salad, in order to prevent the raspberries from braking apart.

4th of July Fruit Salad - Let Freedom Ring with this Refreshing Party Dish

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 12 cups

Equipment

• 1 strainer
• 1 cutting board
• 1 knife
• 1 large serving bowl
• 1 small bowl
• 1 1 in. or 1.25 in. star cookie cutter
• 1 zester optional

Ingredients

  

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• 2 lbs. fresh strawberries organic
• 6 oz. fresh raspberries organic
• ¼ lb. fresh coconut slices
• 1 lrg. white dragon fruit
• 18 oz. blueberries organic
• 12 oz. blackberries organic

Salad Dressing Ingredients

• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 tsp. orange zest optional
• 2 tbsp. lemon or lime juice
• 1 tsp. lemon or lime zest optional
• 6 tbsp. maple syrup or honey (to taste) organic
• ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract optional

Instructions

 

• Gently wash berries in a water bath, drain excess water, place them on paper towels
• Strawberries: cut the small ones in fourths. Slice the big ones and use the star cookie cutter to make stars.
• Coconut slices: Use the star cookie cutter to make stars.
• Dragon fruit: cut in half, then into thick slices, take the skin off by using the knife to cut around the edge of the white part. Use the star cookie cutter to make stars.
• Add the strawberries, coconut, and blueberries into a large serving bowl. Gently mix in the dragon fruit, raspberries, and blackberries.
• Make the salad dressing by adding all of its ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well, and pour over salad.
• Gently toss the salad and enjoy! Refrigerate left overs.

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Happy Independence Day!