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Easy Thanksgiving Fruit Salad

Kaylie
A refreshing and colorful fruit salad to add to your Thanksgiving day feast. Made with seasonal fresh fall fruit like mandarin oranges, pears and apples and tossed in a light citrus honey dressing. It’s the perfect side dish or dessert to clean your palate after a savory Thanksgiving meal.
5 from 17 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 156 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the fruit salad

  • 4 clementine oranges, peeled and separated Cuties or Halos
  • 2 pears, cut into bite size pieces
  • 2 apples, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 cup pomegranate arils
  • 2 kiwis, cut into bite size pieces

For the dressing

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the honey and lemon juice until combined. Set aside
  • Prep the fruit: Wash and cut the fruit. Chop the apples and pears into bite size pieces. (No need to peel them, leaving the skin adds festive color and fiber!). Peel and section the clementines. Remove pomegranate arils. Place fruit in a large serving bowl.
    Slice kiwi and remove the skin, cut into bite size pieces. Place in a separate bowl and chill in the fridge.
  • Pour the dressing over the large fruit bowl and with a large spoon gently combine together.
  • Cover and let it chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Add the kiwi on top of the salad right before serving.

Notes

*Nutritional facts are only an estimate. Accuracy for nutritional information on any recipes on this site is not guaranteed. 
  • For a nice presentation, cut the kiwi last and add them at the top to prevent them from crushing, then add the pomegranate as a garnish to prevent bleeding onto the other fruit. 
  • You can make this salad in advance, chop the fruit and keep them in separate containers, when ready to serve, assemble it and add the dressing.  
  • Use seasonal fall fruit like honey crisp, gala and red golden apples and firm Bartlett or Anjou pears.
  • Lemon juice is added to the dressing to enhance the fruit flavors and also to prevent them from browning.
  • The salad with dressing keeps well overnight in an airtight container. 

Nutrition

Serving: 6peopleCalories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 380mgFiber: 6gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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