Easy Honey Lime Fruit Salad

Last Updated on July 5, 2025 by Jamie Saechao

This colorful and zesty honey lime fruit salad is the perfect treat on a hot summer day! 

Imagine a salad bursting with the refreshing, sweet flavors of summer. This fruit salad features green or red grapes, succulent blueberries, and juicy strawberries topped with fresh lime juice. 

It’s so quick and simple to make, and you can easily put it in an airtight container and take it to a picnic alongside these delicious rolls and hard boiled eggs.

This simple salad is also delicious as a topping for waffles or pancakes.

As a busy mom, I love simple recipes that are full of natural flavors. This easy side salad checks all the boxes: it’s wholesome, quick to throw together, and flexible.

It’s a go-to recipe in our home on busy summer days.

This simple recipe is an excellent choice for Mother’s Day, baby showers, or bridal showers! Try my simple Chick Fil A fruit salad for a version without honey.

For more fruity recipes try this chocolate cherry smoothie.

Why You’ll Love This Easy Fruit Salad

• This rainbow fruit salad is chock full of a variety of yummy fruits and lime zest
• This is the perfect side dish for kids: wholesome but delicious!
• You can customize this salad with your favorite fruits: add fresh pineapple or mandarin oranges for a citrus upgrade, or chop up apples for some crunch!

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced:  Strawberries give this easy fruit salad that sweet summer berry flavor we all know and love. 
• 2 cups blueberries: Blueberries add bold color and bold flavor.  Blueberries are one of our favorite summer berries to pick!
• 2 cups grapes, whole or sliced:  Use purple or green grapes for this easy salad. 
• 2 tablespoons honey: add natural sweetness to this easy salad
• Juice of 1-2 limes:  Use at least 2 tablespoons of lime juice.  Add more if you like!
• Zest of one lime: This is about 2 teaspoons of zest. You can add more zest if you’d like.  My kids love to help zest limes so we end up with more than the recipe calls for.

​Optional: Peel and add 4-5 orange cuties to give this healthy dessert a citrus twist. 

Tip: Buy a zester to help make the fruit salad dressing. 

Variations

• If you don’t have limes you can sub lemon juice.
• Add in poppy seeds or sliced almonds for some texture and crunch
• Don’t be afraid to try different fruit combinations if you like!  Kiwi and mango are some of our favorites. 
• Fresh mint will add to the zest and make this colorful fruit salad even livelier!

Feel free to add different fruits to this recipe to change it up, especially if you make a lot of fruit salads!

How To Make Easy Fruit Salad

Chop fruit:  First, slice the strawberries and grapes as applicable and grate lime zest.

Combine: Dump all of the fruit into a large bowl.

Add Dressing:  Add the honey, lime juice, and zest to the top of the salad.

Stir:  Gently stir the fruit together with a spatula.  Be careful not to bruise the fruit!

Recipe Tips

• Stir the salad very gently to avoid crushing the berries. 
• For best results, consume this salad within one hour of making.  As the honey and lime sit, the fruit macerates- breaks down. 
• Choose firm fruit- it will hold up better than soft or bruised fruit.
• Chop up the larger pieces of fruit into bite-sized pieces for little kids.
• Make a seasonal fruit salad by adding any fresh fruits that are growing in your area. 
• For the best flavor, choose ripe fruit but not rotten: it should still be a little firm but not soft, with no spots.
• For a vegan version, swap out the honey with agave. 

Servings

You can easily double or even triple this recipe if you need to! Just double all of the fruit and increase the honey and lime to your taste.

If you make a side for two people, use half the ingredients.  

This is one of our favorite recipes for spring and summer! It’s a perfect picnic side and lovely to make on hot days. 

For more side dishes, try my soft sourdough rolls here.