These 20 fruit salads are all cool and refreshing – perfect for spring and summer!
I’m a summer girl. It’s my favorite season. Bring on the heat, but keep the bugs.
My favorite place to be during the summer is on the beach with a good book, a big umbrella, a tube of my favorite sunscreen, and fruit salads galore. I can almost feel the breeze from the ocean.
Once summer arrives, I crave everything light and bright. I say goodbye to heavy, time-consuming foods and hello to light foods that are quick and easy to make.
It’s just way too hot to spend time in the kitchen. So, I have 20 Fruit Salads that are easy to make and gets you out of the kitchen in record time.
Fruit Salads are not only delicious. These salads are pretty, colorful and are perfect as a side dish or dessert.
Whenever I’m entertaining during the summer months, I like to offer something light and tasty. These Fruit Salads fit the bill.
Whether you’re in the mood for Orange Poppy Seed Fruit Salad, Watermelon Fruit Salad, or Pina Colada Fruit Salad, there are sure to be a few fruit salads in this roundup that you’ll love.
There’s even a Winter Fruit Salad for those of you who actually miss winter.
20 Fruit Salads for Spring & Summer
20 Fruit Salads for Spring and Summer
These 20 fruit salads are perfect for spring and summer!
Easy Fruit Salad with an Orange Ginger Lime Dressing
An Orange Ginger Lime Dressing adds a zing to this fruit salad.
Easy Fruit Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing
This bright and colorful salad has an orange poppy seed dressing that is out of this world good!
Tropical Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
Tropical Fruit Salad With Honey Lime Dressing has a burst of flavor in every bite.
Skinny Ambrosia Fruit Salad
Delicious Greek Yogurt Dressing is a healthy way to dress up a fruit salad.
Apple Pie Filling Fruit Salad
Chunks of cooked apples and a cinnamon glaze adds extra flavor to this salad.
Lemonade Fruit Salad Recipe
Frozen lemonade is the secret ingredient in this delicious fruit salad.
Triple Berry Fruit Salad with Vanilla Simple Syrup
Triple Berry Fruit Salad is tossed with a vanilla simple syrup. This salad is perfect for all your summer gatherings.
Winter Fruit Salad
I couldn't leave out this beautiful Winter Fruit Salad. It's delicious any time of the year.
Mojito Fruit Salad
This summer salad has the fresh taste of a refreshing mojito!
Pina Colada Fruit Salad
If you love the flavors of a pina colada, you'll really love this family-friendly fruit salad.
Berry Salad with Honey Lime and Mint Dressing
This colorful berry salad has a mix of all my favorite berries! The Honey Lime and Mint dressing adds even more flavor.
Fruit Salad Recipe {with Honey Lime Dressing}
This is another colorful salad with a delicious Honey Lime dressing.
Melon and Pineapple Fruit Salad with Honey, Lime and Mint Dressing
Melon and Pineapple Fruit Salad is the perfect side dish for your next cookout.
Mexican Fruit Salad
A dash of chili powder adds just the right amount of spice to this beautiful Mexican Fruit Salad.
Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad & The End of Summer
Watermelon is a big part of summer and this Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad is the perfect ending to a summer cookout.
Grape Salad
Grape Salad is a cool, creamy salad topped with pecans and brown sugar. It's so good!
Tropical Cheesecake Fruit Salad
Cool and creamy Tropical Cheesecake Fruit Salad is a wonderful addition to a spring or summer meal.
Pink Cloud Jello Salad
My grandma made Pink Cloud Jello Salad every single time we had a family reunion. This delicious chilled salad is easy to make and brings back so many fond memories.
Old Fashioned Ambrosia
Old Fashioned Ambrosia is a simple, classic southern side dish like grandma used to make.
5 Minute Fluff Salad
This delicious fluff salad is ready in only 5 minutes!
Which fruit salad do you want to try first?
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20 Fruit Salads was originally published in April 2017 and updated in April 2021.
21 comments
I can make a fruit salad first thing in the morning and it will be gone by that evening. My family loves any and all kinds of fruit salads.
Thank you so much for this post! I’m always looking for fruit salads to make during the summer because they are so light and perfect for any cookout! Pinning now!
I love fruit salads in the summer! All of the best fruit is finally ripe…watermelon! I don’t usually use a dressing on mine, but some of these sound really good!
Gimme anything with blueberries! That is one fruit my son will eat and eat and eat. I try to use them in everything I can possibly think of!
I love fruit salads! You can give it to me anyway you want to and I will gobble it down. I can’t wait to try a couple of these there’s some new ideas in here.
I love fruit salad! I host many people over the summer and will be bookmarking this so I have ideas on what to serve. Thanks!
They all look delicious. I want to try the berry watermelon salad. As long as there are no blue cheese crumbles in a salad I’m good.
That honey lime dressing fruit salad sounds amazing. Actually, all of these sound pretty darn tasty!
Oh that’s so brilliant! I’ve been trying to think of a dessert to serve recently and right now is also a really great time to serve fruit salads.
Of the 20 salad recipes you’ve listed, I would love to try two of them first, the Apple Pie Filling Fruit Salad and the Tropical Fruit Salad. It would be so nice to enjoy juicy fruits, served as a salad on a nice spring day.
These are awesome recipes for fruit salads. The Berry Watermelon fruit salad is one I am going to have to make for sure. Thanks for sharing these awesome fruit salads.
hmm. some of these look super good! I love a spin on the traditional fruit salad with a savory component or even some mint flavor!
Yumm! So many amazing salads! I prefer lighter dishes and fruit for summer too! I’d like to try the Apple Pie Filling Fruit Salad and the Honey Lime Dressing Fruit Salad.
Fruit salad is such a good option for a bring along dish. It’s good for most seasons too!
I am all for trying all of these! I love to have a good fruit salad with a meal in summer, my kids always like to help me prepare them too!
Fruit salads are my go to for the Summer season! I love how easy they are and how delicious they can be. Perfect to throw together for get-togethers!
Fruit salad screams summer is approaching. So many yummy options thanks for all of the suggestions!
Yum! Fruit salads are such a great treat in the summer, they’re so refreshing and tasty. I’ll have to try some of these recipes out
Fruit salads are awesome and it’s definitely one of the best things that you can serve to your family during the summer. It’s healthy and it’s really refreshing!
Thank you for sharing my fruit salad. I really appreciate it!
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