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Honey Lime Fruit Salad (The BEST!)

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June 16, 2021 | 23 Comments |This post contains affiliate links.

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Honey Lime Fruit Salad – My FAVORITE fruit salad. This has been a go-to for years, and it’s never failed to be a hit. Perfect for potlucks, barbecues, family parties, weeknights, and more.

Close overhead view of a white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with green grapes, strawberries, and blueberries.

Do you have a signature recipe? I have an aunt who hosts all kinds of family get togethers, wedding and baby showers, etc. and there are a few things I REALLY look forward to when I’m there. She has a few salads and dishes that come out frequently, and I can’t get enough of them. I look forward to them, crave them, and think about them later.

I don’t think I have a signature dish or recipe, but this salad is something I almost always make when I’m bringing dinner to a friend, or I’m going to a favorite things party, or a potluck, or a picnic. It’s the one I make when I need something that’ll please kids and adults, that works for all kinds of different diets, and that feels fresh and colorful.

Honey Lime Fruit Salad is ALL the things–colorful, flavorful, fresh, delicious, sweet, tangy, and gorgeous.

I find a lot of fruit salads are mostly a jumble of flavors and textures that don’t always go together and don’t really highlight any of the components’ best features. This salad, with the honey lime dressing, magically brings everything together in a really cohesive way. The flavors blend, the textures are similar enough to really work well together, and the honey and lime really add a lot of punch.

AND IT COULDN’T BE EASIER.

Here’s all you need for this easy honey lime fruit salad recipe…

Ingredients for honey lime fruit salad ingredients ready to mix together
Front view of a white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, and green grapes freshly mixed in a glass bowl

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE HONEY LIME FRUIT SALAD:

  • Green Grapes. One of the first things that made me fall in love with this honey lime fruit salad was the mix of colors. Keeping the number of fruits to a minimum (3, in this case) allows the flavors and colors to really shine. Green grapes start the salad off with a fresh pop of green that’s lovely. Feel free to halve the grapes if they’re large!
  • Sliced Strawberries. Next up is a beautiful red from fresh strawberries. I usually quarter mine so they’re easy for my little ones to eat, but you can halve them or simply cut into slices if you prefer!
  • Blueberries. Our last color comes from fresh blueberries. These little lovelies add the prettiest blue to balance the color palette, and the tangy-sweet flavor is gorgeous with the honey-lime dressing. Speaking of which…
  • Lime Zest + Lime Juice. For our honey lime fruit salad recipe, you’ll double-up on the lime by using both fresh lime zest (which contains lime oil!) and fresh lime juice. This isn’t the time for bottled lime juice. I promise, you’ll notice a BIG difference.
  • Honey. Then, you’ll just add some honey. A little goes quite a long way. The honey softens the fruit, which releases some of the natural juices and creates a lovely cohesive honey-lime dressing that ties the whole fruit salad together. SO GOOD!
Three glass bowls with green grapes, strawberries, and blueberries, ready to go into honey lime fruit salad
Close up overhead view of a small white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, and green grapes.

MIX IT UP! TRY ONE OF THESE VARIATIONS ON OUR HONEY LIME FRUIT SALAD RECIPE:

  1. ADD FRESH MINT! My favorite variation on our honey lime fruit salad recipe is to add a little fresh mint to the salad. Lime + mint are the best of friends, and they work some serious magic together in honey lime fruit salad. A little goes a long way, so just 1-2 Tbsp. is plenty. (Start small + add from there!)
  2. MIX UP THE FRUIT. If you’d like to play with the colors in this easy fruit salad recipe, feel free to mix up the fruit a bit, as I do in this Rainbow Fruit Salad or our Peach Berry Fruit Salad. The fruit combinations in those salads can be lovely with this honey lime dressing, too! This dressing is delicious on kiwi, raspberries, blackberries, peaches, mangoes, pineapple, red grapes, mandarin oranges, and so much more.
  3. MAKE IT VEGAN. You can absolutely make our honey lime fruit salad vegan by using apple honey or swapping agave in for the honey.
Front view of a white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, and green grapes.
Close up overhead view of a white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, and green grapes.

FAQ + TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THE BEST HONEY LIME FRUIT SALAD:

A NOTE ON PREPPING YOUR FRUIT. The three fruits in this salad have different sizes, which makes things more visually interesting, but can sometimes make it feel like there’s actually more of the small fruit than the large fruit. Feel free to play with the ratios a bit (adding more grapes or strawberries if you like), or simply slice your fruit smaller to make the sizes more even. (i.e. halve or quarter the grapes, quarter or slice the berries, etc. so they’re close to the size of the blueberries.)

CAN I MAKE FRUIT SALAD AHEAD OF TIME? Because fruit salad starts to break down once its dressed, I recommend only making it a *tiny* bit (maaaaybe 15-60 minutes ahead of time) so that it can be cold, but I often make it right before serving. The longer it sits, the more the honey lime sauce will macerate the berries (help them release their sugars and soften), so it will get a little bit more syrupy and soft as time goes on. But you can absolutely whisk up the dressing in advance & store it separately from the washed, prepped fruit then assemble it right before serving.

HOW LONG WILL HONEY LIME FRUIT SALAD STAY FRESH? Since it is macerating and getting softer, I tend to eat it within 24-48 hours, tops. I often toss the leftovers into a blender with a cup of ice and puree them as a slushy smoothie. Otherwise I just pour the puree into popsicles molds and freeze them. It makes amazing popsicles!

HOW MUCH DOES THIS RECIPE MAKE? You can make this fresh fruit salad recipe as big or small as you want. If you’re serving a crowd, add a giant bowl of fruit and double the sauce. Just making it for 1-2? Skip the lime zest (or just use a tiny bit) and only squeeze a little lime juice with a drizzle of honey. You can scale it however you need to!

Overhead view of a white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with green grapes, strawberries, and blueberries.

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Close overhead view of a white bowl of honey lime fruit salad with green grapes, strawberries, and blueberries.

Honey Lime Fruit Salad


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5 from 7 reviews

  • Author: One Lovely Life
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: About 6 cups 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Honey Lime Fruit Salad is my favorite side dish. It’s perfect for weeknight dinners, baby or wedding showers, barbecues, picnics, potlucks, and more!


Ingredients

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  • 2 cups green grapes (halved if large)
  • 2 cups strawberries, quartered or sliced
  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • Zest of 1 lime (about 2 teaspoons)
  • Juice of 1 lime (about 2 Tablespoons)

Instructions

  1. Combine fruit in a large bowl.
  2. Add honey, lime juice, and lime zest (if using).
  3. Stir gently to coat the fruit with the dressing.
  4. Taste and add additional honey or lime juice as desired. 

Notes

*The amounts listed are approximations. This sauce can stretch to cover a LOT of fruit, so stir together as much fruit as you like. Just keep the fruit ratios pretty even.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: No Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: honey lime fruit salad, fruit salad dressing, honey lime dressing,

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  1. Pam Lynn

    April 4, 2012 at 9:30 am

    This sound so yummy Emily, like something I need to add to my Easter menu immediately!

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  2. Cynthia

    April 4, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    Yum! I pinned this a couple weeks ago and I am excited to try it…especially with your rave reviews 🙂

    Reply
  3. Naomi

    April 4, 2012 at 1:43 pm

    Although I love fruit, I’ve never been too fond of fruit salads and I think I’ve just realised why. Too many varieties in one bowl that do not compliment one another. A three fruit salad and with a dressing…. I feel like this may be a revelation for me!

    Oh and once again you take the prettiest photos of food… I so dearly wish I had your skills… and lighting!

    Reply
  4. amy w

    April 11, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    I made this over the weekend + have had a little container of the fruit salad every day. i LOVE it! you weren’t kidding about having a LOT of sauce! tasty – thanks for sharing your fabulous recipes + pictures!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  5. Ellen

    July 10, 2012 at 2:03 am

    Simple and delicious! We enjoyed this very much. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Rachel

    August 7, 2017 at 3:55 pm

    I made this tonight for dinner and it was a hit with all six of us! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Emily

      August 7, 2017 at 4:00 pm

      I’m SO glad to hear that Rachel! We always gobble it right up!

      Reply
  7. Emily

    July 20, 2018 at 1:02 pm

    Such and easy recipe and so fresh. I love this! I make this every year for our Ladies Day Out at church. Thanks for sharing!

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily

      July 21, 2018 at 6:23 am

      It’s my favorite too, Emily! Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I’m so glad to hear it!

      Reply
  8. Marilyn Sponheimer

    December 21, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    This is a question, not a review !! I

    f I make this for Christmas brunch at our daughters home I am wondering if I should mix the juice/sauce after we get there or not. It takes about at least an hour to get there and the weather is not supposed to be very cold . I like this recipe as I will not have to worry about apples or bananas browning and looking bad. Also not much chopping to do. Can I add other seedless grapes also besides the green ones or any other fruits besides mint and blackberries.. I don’t want the sauce to get to watery. It does sound simple and delicious.

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    • Emily

      December 21, 2019 at 3:21 pm

      Marilyn – this is great for Christmas!

      If you’ll be waiting an hour before serving, and don’t want it watery, I recommend not adding the dressing till you get there.

      You can absolutely add more fruits! I love adding other grapes or fruit options. (You might like the honey-lime dressing on this salad. It’s got lots of good color!)

      Reply
  9. Marilyn Sponheimer

    December 21, 2019 at 3:35 pm

    Thank you for your answer. I guess the honey lime dressing is just the lime juice, , zest and honey. Correct!!!

    Reply
    • Emily

      December 23, 2019 at 3:28 pm

      Correct! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Kate Carter

    June 17, 2021 at 10:06 am

    This is my favorite fruit salad! I’m normally not a dressing person but love the light, complimentary ‘dressing’ on this one. Doesn’t cover up the delicious fruit flavor, instead it helps it shine!

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily

      June 18, 2021 at 5:51 am

      I LOVE hearing that! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review.

      Reply
  11. Whitney

    June 17, 2021 at 4:20 pm

    We LOVE this fruit salad. It is the teste of summer! I actually went to make it a few days ago, and realized that my kids had used the last lime in the house. It was so sad to eat just fruit without the happy honey/lime surprise!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Emily

      June 18, 2021 at 5:51 am

      I totally know what you mean! (Also, I love you for saying “honey/lime surprise”) 🙂

      Reply
      • Whitney L Whiting

        June 21, 2021 at 8:11 am

        We recently tried it with watermelon instead of strawberries, and it was awesome!

        Reply
        • Emily

          June 22, 2021 at 7:39 am

          Ooh, I’m so glad!

          Reply
  12. Melanie

    September 12, 2021 at 12:36 pm

    I added a pinch of salt to the dressing. WOW!!! Absolutely Devine 💯

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily

      September 13, 2021 at 9:05 am

      Ooh! I’m so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  13. Becca

    June 14, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    Quick and easy and tastes great. Thanks for the easy recipe!

    ★★★★★

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    • Emily

      June 14, 2022 at 1:29 pm

      YAY! So glad you loved it Becca!

      Reply

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