Red, White, and Blueberry Bliss: The Easiest Summer Fruit Salad
Get ready to dive into a fruit salad that’s as American as apple pie and as refreshing as a dip in the pool! This Patriotic Fruit Salad is here to add a splash of red, white, and blue to your summer festivities. With juicy strawberries, sweet blueberries, and star-shaped apples that would make even Uncle Sam proud, this dish is a firework of flavors. Perfect for BBQs, picnics, or any occasion where you want to show off your culinary patriotism, this salad is the star-spangled hit of the season. So grab your shades, fire up the grill, and let’s get fruity with it!
Why this fruit salad is amazing:
- Colorful and festive – and full of summer fruit.
- Super easy and can be doubled or tripled to feed a crowd.
- Simple and fresh – perfect for summer BBQs, 4th of July, or Memorial Day!
Red, White, & Blue Fruit Salad
Prep time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 Pink Lady apple
- 1 lbs strawberries, quartered
- 1 lbs blueberries
Instructions
Wash strawberries by rinsing under water. Remove tops, then quarter the strawberries and put them into a large mixing bowl.
Wash the blueberries and then add them to the bowl with the strawberries. Toss to mix.
Create the apple stars by washing the pink lady apple. Cut the apple into 1/4″ slices. Using a small, star-shaped cooke cutter, cut the apple slices into stars.
Add the star apple pieces to the bowl with the other fruits. Toss everything gently to mix.
Note: if you are preparing the fruit salad ahead of time, you can use lemon juice to keep the apple stars from turning brown. Before adding the apple stars to the rest of the fruit, create a water bath for them with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup of water. Soak the apple stars for 3 to 5 minutes, then drain and rinse them. You can then add them to the fruit salad and keep it chilled and covered until ready to serve.
Variations:
- If you’d like, you can add other red fruits to the salad. Add things like watermelon, pomegranate seeds, or even seedless cherries or red grapes.
- Add chopped nuts or candied nuts, like walnuts or pecans.
- Add dried fruits, like raisins, cherries, or cranberries.
- Serve with whipped cream or Cool Whip.
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