13 Fruit-Filled Salads for Summer

By Mia R. • Jul 01, 2024

Are you looking for a perfect summer side dish? Look no further than a refreshing summer salad packed with delicious fruit. From watermelon to blueberries to lime — the delicious bursts of fruit flavors are a perfect counterpart in each of these 13 Fruit-Filled Salads. Each bite is filled with a taste of sweet and refreshing summer flavor... you'll come back for more and more!

1. Mojito Fruit Salad

20 minutes is all it takes to turn one of summer's most popular drinks into one of the summer's favorite salads! Mojito Fruit Salad uses the classic lime syrup that makes mojitos so refreshing as a dressing for a medley of crisp, mouth-watering watermelon chunks, juicy raspberries, tart blueberries, and sweet strawberries, with mint leaves for that cooling mojito magic. All it takes is a chop, a mix, and a pour before the Mojito Fruit Salad is ready to liven up the table with its vibrant personality. It's a new way to let your tastebuds chill out!

2. Summer Superfood Kale Salad

Superfoods to the rescue! A true superfood offers maximum nutritional benefits for minimal calories; they are typically packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Summer Superfood Kale Salad takes advantage of multiple superfoods, including leafy green kale and bright sweet blueberries. With plenty of nutty crunch and fruit brightness, Summer Superfood Kale Salad will wow you with its superior flavors!

3. Summer's Mexican Fruit Salad

Is it even summer if you haven't taken a bite out of a juicy watermelon yet?! We don't think so! Let's make that happen, but with a delightfully spicy twist, thanks to this Summer's Mexican Fruit Salad! The sweet flavor from your favorite warm weather fruit gets sprinkled with a Tajín® kick and a creamy cotija cheese blast to create a tastebud sensation you didn't know you were missing... a very, very refreshing one! It's the perfect bite when you're snackin' by the pool or better yet, the most delicious and fun side for all the cookouts you'll be headed to this year! Garnished with a little bit of fresh cilantro and bursting jalapeños, Summer's Mexican Fruit Salad will make you feel like you're living in a summer fantasy with just one bite!

4. The Ultimate Summer Fruit Salad

When summer rolls around everyone seems to have high expectations for fun, freedom, and fantastic adventures! You'll need a dish as lively and energizing as your spirits to keep you going, and The Ultimate Summer Fruit Salad is sure to be one. It's loaded with summertime flavors like juicy, pink watermelon and beautiful, rosy strawberries, with a hint of fresh mint. It's all swimming in a honey-lime vinaigrette that's as sweet as summertime. Grab a bowl and get your bucket list ready, The Ultimate Summer Fruit Salad is delicious, refreshing, and ready for anything!

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5. Very Berry Fruit Salad

How berry is this fruit salad? Very! Very Berry Fruit Salad is all about the berries — no melons make an appearance in this marvel! Bright strawberries, tart raspberries, juicy blueberries, sweet blackberries, and sour cherries make a jamboree of juiciness that tastes as refreshing as the summertime season. The berries are then coated with a splash of sweet dressing that elevates their natural fruity flavors even more! Very Berry Fruit Salad comes together in a flash and with little effort, so it's always ready to go when dessert time comes around or when the cookout needs some extra color!

6. Pear Chicken Salad

What do you get when you add fruit to your salad? The perfect "pear." There couldn't be a truer nickname for this nourishing, crunchy Pear Chicken Salad! Your plate will be overflowing with crispy romaine, tender chicken, juicy pears, creamy blue cheese, and sweet cranberries. The sweet, tangy dressing drizzled on top makes the punchline taste even yummier. In just 15 minutes, Pear Chicken Salad will have you thinking how funny it was that you didn't believe fruit belonged on a salad!

7. Secret Fruit Salad

We know, we know... secrets don't make friends. We realized we've been gatekeeping this recipe for too long and we've finally decided that you need to have it, too! We're letting this Secret Fruit Salad out of the bag and once you munch on it, you might understand why we've kept it to ourselves all this time. It's bursting with juicy flavors from rosy strawberries, tart blueberries, smooth peaches, and sweet grapes! Every taste is so fresh and delightful... it's practically summer in a bowl. Secret Fruit Salad is a secret no more! Whip it up and try it for yourself!

8. That's-So-"Grape" Salad

Some fruits don't really get the notoriety that they deserve. And That's-So-"Grape" Salad, made with the often forgotten but always beloved grapes, is helping them make a big, "fruit-alicious" comeback! This salad frequented a lot of our grandparents' get-togethers in the past, but it is now time for this tangy zest-of-life to get its rightful spot on the up-and-coming salad bar. These juicy, sweet grapes are staged with sweet, tart, and creamy cream cheese yumminess and will make everyone stand up and take notice. So don't be "wine"-ing (Get it?! Grapes make wine.) about wanting a new go-to salad because That's-So-"Grape" Salad is it!

9. Melon-Berry Salad

Snacks aren't just for the savory flavors! Melon-Berry Salad is the sweet, fruit-filled treat that will fill you up when you start to get those afternoon belly rumbles. It's loaded with nature's juiciest sweets: tender cantaloupe, juicy watermelon, citrusy oranges, ruby-red raspberries, and tart blueberries. This beautiful, radiant rainbow of fruits is swirled in a creamy, tangy, orange juice-infused dressing and sprinkled with toasted, sugary-sweet coconut to give your day a little taste of the tropics. Ready in less than 15 minutes, Melon-Berry Salad will make you even more excited for snack time than usual!

10. Fresh Grilled Peach Salad

Giving floral, juicy peach slices a kiss from the grill unlocks a new dimension to their already eternal summer flavor! That's why Fresh Grilled Peach Salad puts those delicious grilled slices front and center! On top of a bed of fresh arugula speckled with sharp feta, the peach slices shine like the afternoon sun! A tangy homemade vinaigrette doesn't go amiss either! Fresh Grilled Peach Salad is a refreshing new way to enjoy your favorite greens and fruits while they're in season!

11. Watermelon Summer Salad

No fruit seems quite like summer as much as watermelon does. Therefore, no salad feels quite like summer as much as this Watermelon Summer Salad does! Juicy watermelon, refreshing cantaloupe, and crisp apples mingle in a simple, sunny lemon dressing with a few cooling herbs to make the most of the season's scrumptious fruits! Quick and easy, Watermelon Summer Salad makes even the hottest day a little cooler!

12. One Sweet Salad

We have one little secret for you... this isn't like all the other bland and boring salads. No way! This is One Sweet Salad! Enjoy your crispy greens with all sorts of sweetness and flavor... did you know eating healthily could taste this good?! Well, once you taste this sweet and tangy glaze-like vinaigrette drizzled all over these fruits and veggies, there will be no turning back to those old dry, dessert-esque ways of getting some nourishment. You'll always come back to this One Sweet Salad! Here's to eating well in more ways than one!

13. Creamy Orange Fruit Salad

Ah the summer classic combination of oranges and cream, all bundled into the Creamy Orange Fruit Salad! The vibrant tang of the orange and the smooth rich cream are both enhanced with cottage cheese, tropical coconut and pineapples, and just a little orange gelatin to really round out the taste! This might be a salad, but Creamy Orange Fruit Salad tastes like a dream!