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Tropical Fruit Salad with a Lime Ginger Dressing

Tropical Fruit Salad with a Ginger Lime Dressing

So tell me, does this look good, or what?  It is!!!  This is a fabulous salad for a large group or you can make it for your family.  The recipe is very easy.  The dressing can be brought together in minutes made the day before.  And, with the exception of the kiwi, the fruit can also be prepped the day before.   An hour prior to serving simply peel and slice the kiwi and add it to the rest of the fruit.  Drizzle the dressing over, gently toss to coat and serve.

And the taste?  Really, really good.  The zesty lime and ginger go great with the tropical fruit.  It’s not too heavy, and it provides a wonder sweet glistening drizzle.   If you can find star fruit, it would be fun to add one of those, sliced, to garnish the bowl.  This is a great dish to accompany the breakfast tacos.

Tropical Fruit Salad with a Lime Ginger Dressing

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Fruit Salad with a Wonderful Lime Ginger Sauce for 40
Makes 40 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)
Author: Betsy Edwards
Ingredients
For the Dressing
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 teaspoon fresh ginger finely grated
For the Fruit
  • 2 (23.5 ounce) bottles mandarin oranges - drained!! (5 cups)
  • 8 large mangoes peeled and cubed into 1/2 inch chunks (6 cups)
  • 2 fresh pineapple - peeled and cored (49 cups)
  • 2 quarts strawberries - hulled and quartered (8 cups)
  • 12 kiwis - peeled and sliced (4 cups)
Equipment
  • 1 micro-plane grater
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the lime juice, powdered sugar, and ginger until all the powdered sugar is dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. Cut fruit into bite-size pieces and combine in a large bowl. NOTE: If prepping the fruit the day before, don't cut up the kiwi.
MAKE AHEAD NOTE: Can be made up to this point up to 1 day in advance, keeping the dressing seperate. Cover both and refrigerate.
  1. Up to two hours prior to serving, peel and slice the kiwi. Add to the salad. Gently stir to distribute.
  2. Immediately prior to serving pour dressing over fruit, toss to uniformly coat and serve.
Recipe Notes

Did you know ginger can be stored up to 3 months in the freezer. Just peel it, wrap in a freezer proof bag and freeze. When ready to use, you can easily grate it with a micro-plane grater.

Family Size

 

Fruit Salad with a Wonderful Lime Ginger Sauce
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Makes 10 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
For the Dressing
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger finely grated
For the Fruit
  • 1/2 (23.5 ounce) bottle mandarin oranges drained!! (1 1/4 cups)
  • 2 large mangoes peeled and cubed into 1/2 inch chunks (3 cups)
  • 1/2 fresh pineapple peeled and cored (2 cups )
  • 1/2 quart strawberries hulled and quartered (2 cups)
  • 3 kiwis peeled and sliced (1 cup)
Equipment
  • 1 micro-plane grater
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the lime juice, powdered sugar, and ginger until all the powdered sugar is dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

  2. Cut fruit into bite-size pieces and combine in a large bowl.  NOTE: If prepping the fruit the day before, don't cut up the kiwi.

MAKE AHEAD NOTE: Can be made up to this point up to 1 day in advance, keeping the dressing seperate. Cover both and refrigerate.
  1. Up to two hours prior to serving, peel and slice the kiwi.  Add to the salad.  Gently stir to distribute.

  2. Immediately prior to serving pour dressing over fruit, toss to uniformly coat and serve.
Recipe Notes

Did you know ginger can be stored up to 3 months in the freezer. Just peel it, wrap in a freezer proof bag and freeze. When ready to use, you can easily grate it with a micro-plane grater.

 

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2 Comments

  1. Linda J Parker

    Can I use frozen mango chunks if I thaw and drain them?

    Reply
    • Betsy Edwards

      Absolutely! Sometimes they are not as sweet as you might like, so you may want to taste and add some powdered sugar if necessary.

      Reply

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