This simple Red White and Blue Fruit Salad Recipe with Citrus Vinaigrette allows you to bring a little patriotic flair to your next get together without a lot of prep work.
Patriotic Fruit Salad
Summer, grilling season and family time is well underway. This summer is passing by more quickly than I’d like it to.
The week that I thought was so far away just two months ago, is now upon us. My cousin Kasey and her family are coming down to visit and stay with us for the first time ever this coming week.
When we first started talking about their visit, they said the 4th of July was their favorite holiday. They implied the bar was set high.
They expected us to make this an epic vacation for them. And us too. A fourth of July celebration to remember.
I don’t know if we can possibly achieve these standards, but we’re definitely going to try! I’ve been experimenting with small things we can do to make the day patriotic. I want it to be special so created this recipe the whole family will love!
It’s such a festive fruit salad recipe and even has stars! Our family loves it and hopefully, this Patriotic Fruit Salad recipe will make a fun statement on the 4th of July!
You could also make this red white blue salad for other patriotic holidays like Labor Day or Memorial Day weekend!
This isn’t just an Independence Day recipe either. It’s a great addition to any summer barbecues, summer picnics, or summer holidays. These red fruits, white fruit, and blue fruits together make the perfect summer salad.
These red fruits, white fruit, and blue fruits together make the perfect summer salad!
Ingredients Notes
- Strawberries – the patriotic red is made by the fresh strawberries in this easy side dish. You’ll alternate halving and slicing the strawberries for different sizes and textures.
- Blueberries – the perfect way to add the blue color scheme to this unconventional American flag is with blueberries. No special prep is required with them.
- Apples – these are used to make the white stars. Because apples can turn brown, make sure to squeeze a little lime juice or lemon juice on them if you’re not using a little bit of honey citrus dressing. You could also swap out the crisp apples for bananas making it into a berry banana fruit salad.
- Optional: orange juice, honey, canola oil, nutmeg.
I’ve only made this as a fresh fruit salad. If you don’t have much time or can’t make it to the grocery store, you could try using frozen sweet strawberries or blueberries.
A fun twist on these summer fruit salads is to swap the fresh berries for juicy watermelon, honeydew melon, and white melon. Either way, you can’t go wrong with this perfect patriotic dessert no-bake recipe for the holiday weekend.
Special Tools
How to make Red White and Blue Fruit Salad
Alternate halving and slicing strawberries and place in a large bowl. Mix in blueberries.
Slice apples into chunks. Then, use a star cookie cutter on the apples to create a little star to use on top and set aside.
Whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients in a small bowl, then drizzle on fruit salad. Top with prepared apples cut into stars.
You can serve it right away at room temperature, or refrigerate it for a refreshing and delicious fruit salad. The flavors of the fruits do come together the longer they sit before serving.
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Red White and Blue Fruit Salad
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Red White and Blue Patriotic Fruit Salad
This red white and blue fruit salad recipe is so fresh and simple. It's the perfect patriotic dessert for 4th of July, Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day! You can also add a citrus vinaigrette to turn this into a side dish and a great summer salad. It's such an easy, no bake, healthy recipe for adults and kids.
Ingredients
Fruit Salad:
- 2 lbs. strawberries
- 1 pint blueberries
- 2 apples Gala, Fuji, or Honeycrisp apples
Orange Citrus Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice 2-3 oranges
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
Instructions
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Alternate halving and slicing strawberries and place in large serving bowl.
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Mix in blueberries.
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Slice apples and use a star cookie cutter for apples, set aside.
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Whisk together all vinaigrette ingredients and drizzle on fruit salad.
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Top with prepared apples cut into stars.
You might also like this post on How to Teach Patriotism to Kids.
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