Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
This vibrant Thanksgiving fruit salad jazzed up with a sweet maple-mandarin dressing is perfect for your Thanksgiving table.
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 pear diced, 356g
- 2 apple sliced, red, 364g
- 2 apple sliced, green, 364g
- 2 cups grapes 304g, seedless
- 3 kiwi peeled, sliced and quartered, 207g
- 3 mandarin peeled, 120g
- ½ cup pomegranate arils 87g
- ¼ cup dried cranberries 30g
Dressing
- ½ teaspoon apple pie spice 2.5ml
- ¼ cup mandarin juice can be swapped to orange juice, 60ml
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup 5ml
Instructions
- Wash and chop all of the fruit into bite-sized pieces.
- In a large salad bowl, add all the salad ingredients.
- In a small bowl or jar, combine all the dressing ingredients.
- Pour the dressing on the fruit and toss gently.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Add a splash of lemon juice to the maple-orange dressing to keep the fruits from turning brown.
- Sprinkle the salad with pecans, walnuts, or pumpkin seeds before serving to add crunchy and nutty flavor.
- Similarly, consider adding unique ingredients like fresh herbs (mint, basil), coconut flakes, or a sprinkle of sea salt to elevate the flavor profile and add complexity to the salad.
- Play around with different dressings or sauces. Try something like maple-lime dressing or a balsamic glaze.
- Add a splash of lemon juice to the maple-orange dressing to keep the fruits from turning brown.
- Sprinkle the salad with pecans, walnuts, or pumpkin seeds before serving to add crunchy and nutty flavor.
- Similarly, consider adding unique ingredients like fresh herbs (mint, basil), coconut flakes, or a sprinkle of sea salt to elevate the flavor profile and add complexity to the salad.
- Play around with different dressings or sauces. Try something like maple-lime dressing or a balsamic glaze.
- Storage - Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- There is 1 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 217
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 217kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 507mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 453IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 57mg | 63% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.