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^[2]You certainly don’t need to add dressing to a fruit salad. It’s so sweet and juicy on its own, I usually prefer to eat plain, raw fruit. However, if you like to dress it up a little, this fruit salad tastes great with a little Honey Poppyseed Dressing drizzled over it. It can be a nice change from the usual bowl of fruit, and adds a little flavor to fruit that is not quite as ripe or flavorful as you’d like it to be.

Tropical Fruit Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 fresh pineapple
1 mango
6 kiwi
1 Cup blueberries
1/2 Cup Poppyseed Dressing (recipe below)

Directions:

1. Rinse, peel, core, and chop all fruit, as neccessary.
2. Combine all the fruit in a large bowl and toss gently with Poppyseed Dressing.
3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Additional Notes:

Honey Poppyseed Dressing Recipe

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Ingredients:

1/2 Cup honey
1/3 Cup cider vinegar
1-1/2 TBSP poppy seeds
1 tsp ground mustard, dry
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion juice (or finely mined onion)
1 Cup grape seed oil (or other vegetable oil)

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients except for the oil.
2. When the top ingredients are well blended, slowly add in the oil.  For best results, use a whisk or an electric mixer to continually mix while slowly adding in the oil until it is all emulsified into a dressing.
3. Makes about 2 Cups dressing. Store any unused dressing in the refrigerator.

Additional Notes:

• If the dressing starts to settle and separate after sitting for a long period of time, just give it a quick whisk or a shake.
• This dressing is great on the Tropical Fruit Salad above, but it also tastes great on Rainbow Vegetable Apple Salad ^[4].

Want More Ideas?

• Try Nancy’s recipe for Tropical Black Bean Salad ^[5] at The Sensitive Pantry ^[6]. It’s one of my favorites!
• Visit Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays at Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free ^[7] for more delicious, healthy recipes.
• Visit Gluten-Free Wednesdays at The Gluten-Free Homemaker ^[8] for more gluten-free recipes.