The cold months feature wonderful root vegetables and citrus, apples, pears kiwis and pomegranate as the fruit in season. This amazing Winter fruit salad is perfect to enjoy the fresh flavor and textures in the cold months.
Not only is this dish beautiful to look at, but it is also so quick to make with hearty fruit featuring crunchy textures. And the combination of flavors is insane.
All about Pomegranates
Pomegranates originated in the the Middle East on bushes, but the fruit we buy are grown primarily in California. They are in season from September through November, but you can often find the whole fruit in grocery stores through January. There are a bunch of videos online about how to cut and deseed a pomegranate. Just be careful as the juice can stain clothes.
Once the fresh fruit is no longer in the produce section, you can find the arils (seeds) sold in cups in the refrigerator section. I find that the arils in cups can get a little slimy. Make sure you rinse them well and gently pat them dry before using.
Another option for this recipe is to use frozen pomegranate seeds. Check the frozen section where the fruit is sold at your grocery store.
Estimating Fruit for This Amazing Winter Fruit Salad
The amounts of fruit required for this salad is not exact. You can add more or less of any fruit depending on what you like. Here is a quick guide for how much fruit pieces are in each piece of fruit.
- Apple (Medium) = 1 cup apple pieces
- Pear = 3/4 cup pear pieces
- Orange = 2/3 cup orange pieces (about 10 supremes) + 2 tablespoons orange zest
- Kiwi = 1/2 cup kiwi pieces
- Pomegranate = 1 cup pomegranate arils
Amazing Winter Fruit Salad
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
- Category: salad
- Method: fresh
Description
Enjoy this amazing winter fruit salad when you are craving the taste of fresh fruit. Oranges, apples, pears, kiwi fruit, and pomegranate combine crisp crunch and lots of flavors.
Ingredients
- 3 oranges, remove the zest from 1 orange and reserve, peel and supreme oranges (2 cups of orange supremes)
- 2 firm apples, cored and cut into pieces (about 2 cups)
- 2 pears, cored and cut into pieces (about 1–1/2 cups)
- 2–3 kiwi fruit, peeled, sliced into thin slices, and then cut slices into quarters (about 1 – 1–1/2 cups)
- 1 pomegranate, seeded (about 1 cup)
Winter Fruit Salad Dressing
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1–1/2 tablespoon honey, agave syrup, or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh mint, minced
- Pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- Zest one orange and then peel and supreme the oranges. Cut the supreme slices in half.
- In a large bowl, combine the oranges, apples, pears, and kiwi fruit.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the orange zest, lime zest, lime juice, and sweetener. Stir in the minced mint and pinch of salt.
- Pour the dressing over the winter fruit salad and gently toss to coat. Stir in the pomegranate seeds and serve.
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