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Our Fall fruit salad is bursting with vibrant seasonal fruit dressed in a bright honey, orange, and poppy seed dressing!
Fresh + Vibrant
Fruit salads are one of our favorite sides for ANY dinner or gathering.
It’s hard to make our classic fruit salad in months where the fruit is not in season, so we decided to come up with a Fall fruit salad that had all of our favorite fruits from the season.
Because fall and winter is citrus season in Arizona, we made sure to include some citrus in the salad. Add those along with fall-favorite apples, grapes and a simple 3 ingredient poppy seed dressing and it’s incredibly delicious and fresh.
Add this to your next fall gathering along with other favs like: Fruit Dip, Cheesecake Fruit Salad and Fruit Salsa.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- For holiday spreads and beyond. We love to add some brightness to our Thanksgiving and Christmas spreads!
- That dressing! With only 3 ingredients, this honey, orange, and poppyseed dressing is simple, bright, and delicious.
- Seasonal is best. We highlighted our Arizona citrus and fall favorites in this fresh fruit salad for optimal flavors.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
Dressing
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice – about 2 medium oranges
- zest one orange – How to Zest a Lemon can be applied to orange zest.
- 1 tablespoon honey, or more, to taste – or maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
Salad
- 1 orange, peeled and sliced – clementines, mandarin oranges can be added
- 1 medium pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 small bunch seedless grapes, cut grapes in half; about 2 cups – We like red grapes, but green or purple grapes can be used.
- 2 apples, cubed – Crisp apples like Honeycrisp, Fuji, Pink Lady, or Gala apples are all good choices.
- optional seeds or nuts – chopped pecans or walnuts, slivered almonds, or pomegranate seeds
- optional fruit – strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, raspberries, kiwi, or pears
How to Make Fall Fruit Salad
- DRESSING. Whisk ¼ cup fresh orange juice, zest of one orange, 1 tablespoon honey, and ½ teaspoon poppy seeds in a small bowl.
- FRUIT. Add 1 orange slices, 1 medium pineapple cubes, halved grapes from a small bunch, and 2 cubed apples to a large bowl.
- TOSS. Pour the dressing over the fruit and toss.
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Ingredients
Dressing
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- zest one orange
- 1 tablespoon honey, or more, to taste
- ½ teaspoon poppy seeds
Salad
- 1 orange, peeled and sliced
- 1 medium pineapple, peeled, cored, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 small bunch seedless grapes, cut grapes in half; about 2 cups
- 2 apples, cubed
Instructions
- Whisk ¼ cup fresh orange juice, orange zest, honey, and poppy seeds in a small bowl.
- Add sliced oranges, cubed pineapple, cut grapes, and cubed apples to a large bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the fruit and toss.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Make this fall fruit salad the day before and keep it stored in the fridge. The citrus from the orange juice will help keep the apples from browning.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days. It may last even longer but the fruits will not be quite as firm and fresh.
This is perfect to curb my fruit cravings in the fall. The orange dressing makes this!
I love the light dressing! It’s bright and compliments the fruit perfectly. Such a simple, but tasty fruit salad.
The perfect fruit salad for fall (or any season really)! I love the orange-honey-poppy seed combo for the dressing. It makes for a delicious fruit salad!
My favorite part of this recipe is the orange poppy seed dressing – swoon! It’s the perfect accompaniment for a fruit salad!
The orange poppy seed dressing brought all the fruit flavors together. Delicious combination for a fruit salad.
Simple, easy and so delicious! Love how fresh and bright this is! Uses autumn fruits but tastes like spring! Yum!
I know it’s summer but I have to make this recipe year-round it is so good. My kids’ joke that if we have not had fruit salad at least 3 times in a month that I would have been abducted and replaced by an alien.
This is such an amazing fruit salad!! I love the flavors!
This looks like the perfect fresh dessert! I can’t wait to try it out! YUM!
Yum!! The flavors just burst in your mouth! I am not waiting until fall to make this! It’s all my favorite fruit!