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Tropical fruit salad is a super easy and refreshing side dish! Cool off on a hot day with a light salad featuring a pineapple glaze and your favorite summer fruits! While strawberries, mango and kiwi are shown here, you can easily swap them out or add additional fruit varieties.

Tropical Fruit Salad

This tropical fruit salad recipe features a simple pineapple glaze, mango, strawberries and kiwi. Switch it up with your favorite fruits or what you have on hand and watch it disappear! Makes a refreshing side dish or light dessert for any summer gathering including birthday parties, bbqs, picnics, potlucks and more. Use it as a topping for pancakes, waffles or ice cream!

Course Appetizer/Snack/Dessert, Breakfast/Brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword fruit salad, fruit salad in a waffle bowl, ice cream topping, kiwi, light dessert, mango, side dish, strawberry, summer fruit salad, tropical fruit salad, waffle bowl, waffle topping
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 104 kcal
Author Emilie at FindingZest.com

Ingredients

  • 3 cups strawberries halved (approximately one pound)
  • 3 mangoes diced
  • 4 kiwis peeled and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons pineapple juice or orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice approximately half a lemon or to taste
  • fresh mint optional

Instructions

  1. Add fruit to a serving dish.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk brown sugar, pineapple juice and lemon juice until well combined.
  3. Pour over fruit. Chill until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes to give flavors a chance to meld.
  4. Garnish with fresh mint, if desired.
  5. Refrigerate any leftovers covered in an airtight container, up to three days.

Recipe Notes

Top your fruit salad with toasted coconut, chopped roasted nuts or even mini marshmallows.

You can use chopped mint or just a mint sprig for garnish. A variety of fresh fruits work well for this salad.

You'll want 7 to 8 cups of fresh fruit. Other options include pineapple, banana, grapes, oranges, star fruit or papaya.

Nutrition Facts
Tropical Fruit Salad
Amount per Serving
Calories
104
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
 
0.1
g
1
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
0.2
g
Sodium
 
5
mg
0
%
Potassium
 
314
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
26
g
9
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
21
g
23
%
Protein
 
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
 
886
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
 
95
mg
115
%
Calcium
 
36
mg
4
%
Iron
 
0.5
mg
3
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.