The Best Winter Fruit Salad

The Best Winter Fruit Salad is filled with clementines, kiwi, pears, apples, and pomegranate, then tossed in sweet tart honey lime poppy seed dressing. These are all fruits that are in season in the fall and winter and when tossed with the most delicious dressing it’s a dinner winner for sure. This is a colorful healthy addition to any meal.

Serve this bright salad along with a hearty warm soup, like Copycat Zupas Wisconsin Cauliflower , or Minestrone . Then add some homemade bread, like Miracle No Knead Bread or Parker House Rolls for a light but satisfying meal.

Winter Fruit Salad with bananas apples, oranges kiwi and pomegranates. - 1

Winter Fruit Salad with bananas apples, oranges kiwi and pomegranates. - 2

Christmas Fruit Salad

I can’t get enough fruit, especially in winter when clementines, kiwis, apples, pears, and pomegranate come together in this bright, flavorful salad. It’s fresh, colorful, and perfect for any meal.

I’ve made this winter fruit salad many times during the holidays, and it’s always a hit. Tossed in a simple honey-lime poppy seed dressing, it’s sweet, tangy, and so easy to make. Love fruit salads? Try my Apple Pomegranate Salad next.

What to Put into Easy Winter Fruit Salad

Full of festive fruits and covered in a beautiful dressing.

Apple: sliced and chopped in bite sized.
Pear: Slice and chop
Bananas: Peeled and sliced
Kiwi: Peeled and cut into rounds
Clementines: Peeled and separated
Pomegranate Seeds: These are so yummy
Honey: Adds the sweet to the dressing
Lime Juice: Gives a nice zing to the salad.
Poppy Seeds: Crunch and eye appeal
Fresh Mint: Adds a nice hit of freshness to the dressing

How to Make Winter Salad

Comes together quickly.

Combine: In a large bowl place the apple, pear, bananas, kiwi, clementines and pomegranate seeds. Stir gently.
Whisk: In a small bowl whisk the honey, lime juice, poppy seeds and mint.
Toss: Drizzle the dressing over the fruit and toss gently to completely coat.

Winter Fruit Salad with bananas apples, oranges kiwi and pomegranates. - 3

Winter Fruit Salad with bananas apples, oranges kiwi and pomegranates. - 4

Pomegranate Hints

Pomegranates are a unique fruit, since you actually only eat the seeds. They are extremely healthy and taste so good. But getting your hands on them can be difficult. I love the color, flavor and crunch they add to this fruit salad. So here is one way to cut and deseed your pomegranates. Remember they can stain so take care about what you wear and use a plastic cutting board, as it can stain wood.

Winter Fruit Salad with bananas apples, oranges kiwi and pomegranates with poppyseed dressing. - 5

Winter Fruit Salad with bananas apples, oranges kiwi and pomegranates with poppyseed dressing. - 6

How to De-seed Pomegranates

Now if you don’t want to deal with taking the time do this or the mess, you can buy the arils already deseeded.

Cut both ends off the fruit.
Score the fruit in half all the way around the biggest part off of the fruit. Cut into the skin about half an inch all the way around. Using the knife, or your hand pry the two halves apart.
Over a large bowl, hold one half of the fruit, seed side down in your hand. Using the back of a large spoon whack the pomegranate on the skin side all the way around.
The seeds will fall through your hands into the bowl. Pry any arils left behind.
Repeat with the other half.

Mixing up the Fruit salad with the poppyseed dressing. - 7

Mixing up the Fruit salad with the poppyseed dressing. - 8

Variations and Tips

This is an easy fruit salad to make the way you love.

Bananas: Bananas tend to go brown quickly and are a very tender fruit. Don’t add the bananas till right before serving to keep them fresh looking and to save them from getting crushed by the other fruit.
Apples: Apples also go brown quickly so I don’t usually add the apples or pears till I’m ready to add the dressing. The lime juice will keep them from turning brown.
Chop it: Keep everything bite sized for easy eating and serving.
Cold: Keep it chilled and cold so it doesn’t go mushy.
Kiwis : Make sure your kiwis are ripe, if they aren’t just omit them. It’s better than having them bitter or super tart.
Fruit variety: Use the variety of fruit you and your family like best. For instance we like fuji or honeycrisp apples and bartlett pears, but there are lots to choose from. Also feel free to omit or add fruit to your liking

Close up of kiwi, apples, oranges, pomegranates and honey lime dressing. - 9

Close up of kiwi, apples, oranges, pomegranates and honey lime dressing. - 10

How Long Does Fresh Fruit Salad Last?

If you have any leftovers I recommend taking out the bananas before putting in the fridge, they’ll be really mushy as leftovers. The rest will be keep perfectly for 2 days. Freeze any leftovers to use in smoothies.

Serving up fruit salad with honey lime dressing. - 11

Serving up fruit salad with honey lime dressing. - 12

More Fruity Dishes to Try

These are incredible tasty ways to get more fruit in your diet! Try them today!

Christmas Fruit Salad
Marshmallow Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
Mouthwater Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Pita Chips
Granola Fruit Pizza
Fruit Galette

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Fruit

▢ 1 large apple peeled and sliced
▢ 1 large sliced pear
▢ 2 large peeled and sliced bananas
▢ 3 peeled and sliced kiwis
▢ 3 peeled and separated clementines
▢ ½ cup pomegranate seeds

Dressing

▢ 1 tablespoon honey
▢ 3 tablespoons lime juice
▢ 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
▢ 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

Instructions

In a large bowl, add 1 large apple peeled and sliced , 1 large sliced pear , 2 large peeled and sliced bananas , 3 peeled and sliced kiwis , 3 peeled and separated clementines , and ½ cup pomegranate seeds . Lightly toss to combine.
In a small bowl whisk together 1 tablespoon honey , 3 tablespoons lime juice , 1 tablespoon poppy seeds , and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint .
Drizzle the dressing over fruit and toss until coated. Serve and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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