Easy Red White and Blue Fruit Salad

Last Updated on July 5, 2025 by Jamie Saechao

This easy red, white and blue fruit salad is the perfect patriotic side!  Feature this delicious, wholesome side salad at all your favorite patriotic holidays: Fourth Of July, Labor Day, and Memorial Day!

With fresh fruit like pears, strawberries, and blueberries, this simple side dish is a great way to get more wholesome fruit into your festivities. 

Cutting out fruit in the shapes of stars adds patriotic whimsy to this colorful fruit salad. And, it’s fun to do!

My kids love this recipe, and I love the simple ingredients and easy prep time.  It’s the perfect recipe for summer picnics. 

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Get our 4th of July fruit skewer recipe here. And for more fruit salad recipes try this Chic Fil A copycat or this Honey Lime version.

Why You’ll Love it:

• Fast:  this recipe is quick and easy to throw together!
• Wholesome:  All you need is fruit for this patriotic fruit salad
• Cute: Using a star-shaped cookie cutter brings a festive feel to this recipe
• Tasty: This recipe is full of sweet fruit flavor, and the addition of lemon juice adds a nice tart flavor

Ingredients

• One pint fresh blueberries
• One pound fresh strawberries
• 3 medium sized pears
• Juice of one lemon(lime juice will work too)

Feel free to exchange the pears for different white fruits like white peaches or apples if desired.  You can also add in your favorite red fruits like raspberries, fresh berries, or red grapes. 

Special Tools

If you want to include some star shaped fruit, you will need a small star cookie cutter.  I have this set of cookie cutters, here are a few more ideas.

Tips

• The lemon juice adds flavor but also preserves the whiteness of the pears.  Make sure to use it!
• Gently mix the fruit to prevent bruising
• Chill the fruit prior to making for an extra cold, refreshing fruit salad!
• Substitute the pears for crisp apples if desired. 

How To Make Red White And Blue Fruit Salad

Tip: Soak all fruit in a fruit and vegetable wash before starting the salad. 

This easy recipe is a simple as one, two, three!

Slice Strawberries: First, remove the strawberry stems and quarter the fruit and place in a large bowl.  

Skin Pears: Skin the pears, then slice the sides so you have a flat surface.  Use your knife to slice off large sections of the pears, then use the star shaped cookie cutter to cut out star shaped pear slices. Chop up any remaining pear and add to the salad.  

Add blueberries + lemon: Add the blue berries to the bowl. Pour the lemon juice over the salad and gently mix with a spatula.  

Looking for more summer sides? Try my buttery sourdough rolls, hard boiled eggs, or classy deviled eggs!

Variations

• To make this recipe extra sweet, add in a tablespoon of honey. 
• Top with fresh mint or basil to accent the sweet fruits. 
• Substitute your favorite fruits as desired. 
• Add a simple fruit salad dressing by combining honey and lime and drizzling it over the top. 

Storage

This salad is best consumed fresh or within a couple of hours of making. You can store leftover fruit in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to two days. Keep in mind the pear may turn yellow or brown.

This patriotic summer fruit salad will be the star of your July 4th picnic or family gathering.  Let me know in the comments if you try this side salad and love it!