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If you are looking for a quick, fruity side dish to bring to a party or cookout, this Easy Mixed Berry Fruit Salad Recipe should be on your list. It is super fast to put together so delicious.
This Mixed Winter Berry Fruit Salad is a delightful accompaniment to any meal, no matter what it is, or no matter the time of day. Your friends and family will be raving over the sweet mixture of fresh blueberries, plump juicy strawberries, and sweet black and red raspberries. It is so easy to make with fresh berries and toss them into a bowl with a few ad ons.
For a fruit salad recipe with fruits other than just berries, and you are looking for a variety, check out my easy fruit salad recipe.
Recipe Overview
Frequently asked questions
When making a fruit salad recipe bowl, you often think about the fruits that usually turn brown. You wonder how to prevent this from happening. Fruits like bananas, apples, and pears tend to change color. To prevent this from happening, simply squeeze a generous amount over the fruit salad bowl. Toss it together to coat the fruits. It is ok to use either fresh or store-bought lemons.
Adding a touch of lemon or lime juice with a little bit of honey or agave will take your fruit salad to the next level with some added flavor. Some even add a touch of vanilla to it.
Yes. If you do not have poppy seeds or want to swap them with chia seeds, you can do that.
If you have leftovers, store them in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Best served within 3 days.
Recipe notes and tips
- Don’t limit yourself to using only berries; you may also add in any other fruits you like.
- Thoroughly soak and wash your berries. They usually have a lot of tiny bugs and dirt in their crevices.
- Do add the lime juice especially if you are making a large batch and planning on saving some.
- Enjoy with some yogurt or fruit dip. Perfect to take to potlucks, especially for the 4th of July. Serve it with crumbled cheese like feta cheese or even goat cheese.
Ingredients for berry salad
Below is a list of ingredients you will need to make this berry salad. Full measurements are listed further down below in the recipe card.
- Berries: strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. If you want to add any other berries or fruits you like, do that.
- Lime juice or lemon juice.
- Honey, or you may use agave. I do not recommend using maple syrup. The taste will be different.
- Poppy seeds: optional, you may also use chia seeds.
- Optional garnish: fresh mint leaves
How to make Berry Fruit Salad
Below is a quick overview of how to make it, which you can also find in the recipe card.
Step 1: I would first wash the berries really well and then chop them up into smaller bite sizes for a fruit salad. Then when its time to assemble, add the berries into a bowl.
Step 3: Add in the sweetener. Here I used honey. But you can also use agave. I just don’t recommend maple syrup. I personally don’t like it on a fruit salad. You can even skip the honey altogether if you like too. But if some of the berries are more on the sour side. I like to add a bit of honey.
Step 5: Toss everything gently in the salad bowl to combine and serve. You may garnish with some mint leaves if you like. It will give it a nice flavor. But if you can’t get your hands on any, it’s fine to skip.
Mixed Berry Fruit Salad
Video
Equipment
- Sharp Chef's knife
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced strawberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup raspberries
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- fresh mint leaves, Optional garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, add in all the berries (2 cups diced strawberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup blackberries, and 1 cup raspberries)
- Drizzle in the 3 tablespoons lime juice, 1/4 cup honey, and 2 tablespoons poppy seeds.
- Toss everything gently to combine.
- Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve.
Notes
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- Note: In my video, I had some pomegranate seeds that I decided to add in. Feel free to do the same.
- Don’t limit yourself to using only berries; you may also add in any other fruits you like.
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- Thoroughly soak and wash your berries. They usually have a lot of tiny bugs and dirt in their crevices.
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- Be sure to add the lime juice, especially if you’re making a large batch and plan to save some.
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- Enjoy with some yogurt or fruit dip.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Storing the fruit salad
Store leftovers in a sealed bowl in the fridge for up to 5 days.
You may freeze the leftover berries in a freezer-safe ziploc bag for up to 4 months and use them in smoothies and other desserts like this berries cottage cheese ice cream, or this berries baked oatmeal.
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- Chocolate Covered Banana Pops
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- Almond Flour bagels
- Protein Peanut Butter Cups
- Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Waffles
Has anyone made this with other fruits added . . . like grapes, kiwis, bananas (I know they’d have to go in last-mintuute because they definitely turn brown!), maybe pineapple? Just curious.
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this is looks tasty recipe for blackberry. I will try this at home with my wife
Thank you
Hey Rena,
I use the same ingredients sans the lime, honey, poppy seed and mint leaves.
I prepare a syrup and add a 1/4 cup of Cherry Liqueur, and blend the lot together, bear in mind the strawberries have been hulled and the raspberries, blackberries and blueberries have been washed and drained including the strawberries. As an aside none of these berries go brown.
After soaking in the laced syrup overnight, the fruit salad is then served with a dollop of vanilla ice-cream.
The final serve looks like a fruit salad with a dollop of ice-cream on top. I have found that the gents prefer the serving without the ice-cream.
That’s my recipe and hope some may give it a burl.
Cheers, Alan
Thanks Alan. This is awesome.
Why comment on this recipe when you’ve made an entirely different one? Just curious.