Perfect Summer Fruit Salad

This fruit salad is perfect for a backyard bbq or any occasion. There are never leftovers! This is one of my favorite fruit salad recipes, as I think the citrusy sauce really makes it.

Ingredients

Sauce:

  • ⅔ cup fresh orange juice

  • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice

  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar

  • ½ teaspoon grated orange zest

  • ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Salad:

  • 2 cups cubed fresh pineapple

  • 2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced

  • 3 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced

  • 3 bananas, sliced

  • 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned

  • 1 cup seedless grapes

  • 2 cups blueberries


Directions

  1. For the sauce: Bring orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.

  2. For the salad: Layer fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Pour cooled sauce over fruit; cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

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