40 Stunning Fruit Salad Recipes to Make Any Time of Year

By Lara Eucalano

Taste of Home's Editorial Process

Updated on Sep. 01, 2024

For Sunday brunch or a backyard potluck, you can’t go wrong with a pretty fruit salad. Check out our best fruit salad recipes—including some vintage gems—to wow your guests!

How can you make fruit even better? Throw together a variety of fruits in a bowl and toss with a delicious dressing. There are so many variations of fruit salad recipes—from tropical to minty to sparkling—and we love them all. Serve one at an Easter brunch, Mother’s Day lunch or summer potluck—it’ll be a welcome addition anywhere.

Sides salads are great, but sometimes like to switch things up and serve a fruit salad with dinner. For a fruit salad that’s delightful, we combine berries and citrus with a honey-lime dressing flecked with poppy seeds. —Carrie Howell, Lehi, Utah

The glorious colors of the fruit make this a festive salad. Slightly sweet and chilled, it makes a nice accompaniment to Easter brunch or Easter dinner. —Marlon Kirst, Troy, Michigan

An abundant planter full of mint inspired me to create this summery salad. The flavors pair together so well, and really let the freshness of the mint shine. —Natalie Klein, Albuquerque, New Mexico

A slightly savory dressing really complements the sweet fruit in this recipe. I also use the dressing on salad greens. —Dixie Terry, Goreville, Illinois

Yes, fruit salad recipes can be grilled! Summer is the time we enjoy grilling and adding fresh fruit to our menu, and this smoky-sweet salad is the best of both worlds! I like to marinate the fruits for extra flavor before I grill them. —Nancy Heishman, Las Vegas, Nevada

This fruit salad is so elegant that I serve it in my prettiest crystal bowls. With its dressed-up flavor, it’s perfect for a special event, but easy enough for every day. —Edna Lee, Greeley, Colorado

The bright colors in this winter fruit salad will perk up your morning. This is such a wonderful & easy dish to make for get-togethers.—Laura Brodine, Colorado Springs, Colorado

A sweet, summery treat that looks as good as it tastes! No one, young or old, will be able to resist this healthy fruit salad. You can take this pineapple serving idea and use it with all sorts of fruit salad recipes. —Amy Short, Lesage, West Virginia

I love creative fruit salad recipes. I especially enjoy how this one can be made ahead when entertaining a crowd. —Judy McHone, Springfield, Illinois

This fluffy salad is a welcome treat on warm Texas afternoons. Because there’s a blueberry orchard near our home, we often pick up berries to use in this recipe and others. When blueberries and strawberries aren’t in season, you can substitute frozen berries with equally good results. We love this recipe because it’s a nice side dish, but also works as an Easter dessert. —Karen Wenzel, Conroe, Texas

We were living in Texas when I found the recipe for this simple yet elegant salad. I was thrilled— we had a surplus of fresh oranges! All you do at the last minute is garnish and serve. —Janie Bush, Weskan, Kansas

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, especially when our four children and nine grandchildren come to visit. They always ask for this salad when they’re here for dinner. —Doris Dion, Lake Ozark, Missouri

For picnics, cookouts and showers, we make a sweet salad of watermelon, cherries, blueberries and microgreens. No matter where I take it, it always delivers on the wow factor. —Kaliska Russell, Talkeetna, Alaska

The cool colors and tangy flavors of vanilla yogurt and cream cheese are brightened with the sweetness and crunch of cheery red grapes in this refreshing and delicious salad. —Geraldine Saucier, Albuquerque, New Mexico