Winter Fruit Salad with Vanilla Scented Honey Lemon Drizzle

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This winter fruit salad brings together oranges, grapefruit, apples, pineapple, starfruit and kiwi, all tossed in a light honey lemon drizzle for the perfect balance of sweet and citrusy. A fresh, colorful bite of sunshine for chilly days!

In the winter I have a hard time finding side dishes that are healthy and that I want to actually eat.   While in the summer it’s easy for me to make a fruit salad or a green salad, I have a harder time doing this in the winter.

Lately I’ve been noticing all the citrus fruit has been on sale at the market so I decided that I was going to make a winter fruit salad.   This means that I tried to use mostly fruits that we can get in the winter including the citrus fruits.

I recently made an Autumn Fruit Salad included apples, grapes, dried cranberries, and nuts.  I also make a bright, fresh Fruit Salad with Mojito Dressing in the summertime.  Other than that I normally just throw some fruit in a bowl and call it fruit salad.

When I went to the grocery store I tried to mainly get fruits that were on sale.  These included grapefruit, oranges, pineapple, and kiwi.   You can use whatever fruit you can get in the market in the winter.

What fruits are in season in the winter?

Many of the citrus fruits including oranges, clementines, kumquats, and grapefruit are in season in the winter.  There are also apples, pears, kiwi, and pomegranate.

I knew that along with the fruit I wanted a dressing or glaze to go on top of the fruit salad.  Since the citrus fruits tend to be on the sour side I wanted to sweetened the fruit up without drenching it in sugar.  I went with a honey lemon drizzle and then added in just a hint of vanilla to warm it up for the winter.  

Ingredients:

• oranges
• blood oranges (or Cara Cara oranges)
• grapefruit
• pineapple
• starfruit
• kiwi fruits
• apples (or pears)
• lemon juice
• honey
• vanilla extract

To make the fruit salad simply cut up all of the fruit and place in a bowl.   In a small bowl combine the lemon, honey, and vanilla.  Whisk until smooth.  Drizzle over top of the fruit salad and toss to coat. 

The fruit was so pretty and the different textures and flavors of the fruits was stunning.  I was surprised by just how different, and tasty, this fruit salad was from ones I have made in the past. 

The lemon honey drizzle with vanilla was definitely yummy.  It added a sweet and tart flavor with just a hint of the vanilla to give it a bit of an exotic flavor. 

Do I have to use the drizzle?

You don’t have too but it is a yummy addition.   Instead of lemon juice you can use lime juice or orange juice.  You also don’t have to add the vanilla.  It simply adds a hint of flavor. 

This is a great winter side dish that you can make up to 24 hours ahead of time.  I like adding the drizzle as soon as it’s made so that the fruit can marinate in it and really pick up the flavors of the honey and lemon. 

Winter Fruit Salad

Citrus fruits, pineapple, and apples are tossed in a lemon honey dressing.

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Author: Hezzi-D

Equipment

• 1 Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

• 2 oranges
• 2 blood oranges
• 1 large grapefruit
• 1 pineapple
• 2 starfruit
• 3 kiwi fruits
• 2 apples
• 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

• Peel the oranges and grapefruit and remove the white pith. Place the whole blood orange segments in a large bowl. Cut the regular orange segments in half and put them in the bowl. Cut the grapefruit sections into three pieces and put them in the bowl.
• Next cut the pineapple into bite sized chunks. Slice the starfruit so that it makes a star. If it has brown edges cut those off as they get hard. Remove the seeds. Place in the bowl.
• Peel the kiwi and slice. Put into the bowl.
• Peel and slice the apples then add them to the bowl.
• Gently toss the fruits together to combine.
• In a small bowl whisk together the lemon juice, honey, and vanilla. Drizzle over top of the fruit and toss to coat.
• Refrigerate for several hours and enjoy.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original recipe