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Marinated Fruit Salad

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Marinated Fruit Salad: Perfect for summer parties or a family picnic in the park. This easy to make fruit salad is marinated in orange juice and honey for a touch of tangy sweetness.

Marinated Fruit Salad

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Marinated Fruit Salad

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Fruit Salad Marinade

Marinated Fruit Salad
  • ORANGE JUICE: Adds a nice acidic touch while protecting the fruit from turning brown
  • HONEY: Not only adds flavor but a little sweetness

How to Make Marinated Fruit Salad

Marinated Fruit Salad
In a large bowl, whisk together the orange juice and honey until honey dissolves. Add grapes, strawberries, bananas, and mandarin oranges, tossing gently to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

More Marinade Options

Marinated Fruit Salad
If you don’t like orange juice or honey, here are a few more marinated fruit salad options.
  1. LIME JUICE, LIME ZEST AND HONEY
  2. ORANGE PINEAPPLE JUICE
  3. MAJITO STYLE: SUGAR, WATER, LIGHT RUM, LIME JUICE, LIME ZEST
  4. PINEAPPLE JUICE, LEMON JUICE, HONEY
  5. ORANGE JUICE, LEMON JUICE, BROWN SUGAR, ORANGE ZEST, LEMON ZEST, VANILLA
  6. ORANGE JUICE, WHITE GRAPE JUICE, LEMON JUICE, SUGAR

MORE SALAD RECIPES

CORN SALAD 2. CHEESECAKE GRAPE SALAD 3. SIMPLE MACARONI SALAD 4. DELI CONFETTI BEAN SALAD

What Goes Well With Orange Juice?

Marinated Fruit Salad
Orange: Pairs exceptionally well with almond, anise, banana, basil, berries, cherry, chocolate, cilantro, cinnamon, clove, coffee, cranberry, fig, ginger, grape, grapefruit, hazelnut, lemon, mint, nutmeg, persimmon, pineapple, pomegranate, rosemary, vanilla, and walnut.

How Do You Keep Fruit Salad From Turning Brown?

Marinated Fruit Salad
Coating the fruit with an acidic juice such as lemon, orange, or pineapple juice. Mix into the salad acidic fruits like oranges, tangerines, grapefruit and other citrus fruit or pineapple.

What Fruits Cannot Be Mixed With Orange Juice or Any Acidic?

Marinated Fruit Salad
Avoid mixing your watermelons, muskmelons, cantaloupe and honeydews with other fruits. Try not to mix acidic fruits, such as grapefruits and strawberries, or sub-acidic foods such as apples, pomegranates and peaches, with sweet fruits.
Marinated Fruit Salad

Marinated Fruit Salad

Yield: 12-16 Servings

Perfect for summer parties or a family picnic in the park this easy to make fruit salad is marinated in orange juice and honey for a touch of tangy sweetness.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups orange juice
  • 6 tablespoons honey
  • 2 cups seedless red grapes
  • 2 cups seedless green grapes
  • 1 pound fresh strawberries, stemmed and sliced
  • 4 ripe bananas, sliced
  • 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together orange juice and honey until honey dissolves.
  2. Add grapes, strawberries, bananas, and mandarin oranges, tossing gently to coat.
  3. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, drain most of the liquid before serving.

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