Red White Blue Fruit Salad
Red White Blue Fruit Salad is a quick and easy festive side dish, snack, or dessert. Prepare it in minutes for Memorial Day, Labor Day, Fourth of July, and all your summer activities!
What is Red White Blue Fruit Salad?
This recipe is a simple, patriotic take on classic fruit salad dishes. We combine fresh fruit to look like the American flag or simply represent America’s colors in a beautiful bowl.
Originally created to celebrate the 4th of July, this fruit salad recipe has quickly become one of my favorite summer recipes. In fact, all my friends and family request it for any gathering! Sweet and refreshing, it’s fun to eat and a great way to sneak more nutrients into your diet.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Watermelon – This creates the “red” portion of the dish. Remove the rind, and slice it into bite-sized chunks.
- Canary Melon – Similar to cantaloupe, these are white in color and super sweet. However, they can be difficult to find. So, feel free to use pears, apples, jicama, white nectarines, or white peaches instead.
- Berries – A combination of fresh blueberries and blackberries adds the blue portion of the dish along with a bit of texture.
- Grapes – We use red grapes to keep with the theme and enhance the sweetness of the salad.
Pro-Tip: Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to create stars for the American flag!
What Else Can I Add?
Feel free to include any other ingredients you like! Mix and match any fruit you have on hand. Or, get creative with add-ins like:
- Mini Marshmallows
- Coconut Flakes
- Chopped Nuts
- Sunflower Seeds
- Granola
- Cool Whip
Common Questions
Stored in an airtight container in the fridge, this recipe will stay fresh for 2-3 days. Sprinkle lemon juice or lime juice over the fruit before storing. This will help prevent oxidation, which is what causes the fruit to turn brown!
We don’t recommend it! They tend to lose their flavor and become mushy once thawed.
We love to arrange the fruit on a platter to resemble an American flag, but it’s just as great in a bowl. Enjoy it as a side dish with main courses like burgers, BBQ chicken tacos, and creamy BBQ chicken salad.
Red White Blue Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 watermelon
- 1 white canary melon or other white fleshed fruit or vegetable
- 24 ounces fresh blueberries
- 12 ounces fresh blackberries
- 1 lb red grapes
Instructions
- Remove the green rind from the watermelon and cut the watermelon flesh into bite-sized pieces. Place in the bottom of a large clear bowl OR set aside to assemble an American flag on a large tray.1 watermelon
- Wash and dry the grapes and remove from the stem. Add to the watermelon pieces in the bowl or tray.1 lb red grapes
- Remove the rind from the white canary melon and slice the melon into large flat pieces. Use a star-shaped fruit cutter to cut into stars. Set aside to assemble the American flag tray or place 3/4 of the pieces on top of the watermelon in the large clear bowl.1 white canary melon
- Wash and dry the blueberries and blackberries. Place on top of the white melon pieces in the large bowl or set aside to assemble the American flag tray.24 ounces fresh blueberries, 12 ounces fresh blackberries
- If assembling the salad in a large bowl, use the remaining white melon stars to top the fruit salad and serve.
- If making the American flag pattern on the large tray go ahead and assemble the fruits in order. Do horizontal red stripes with watermelon and grapes, white stripes with canary melon, and a blue rectangle in the left top corner with blueberries and blackberries. Top the blue area with several white stars and serve!
- Store the fruit salad/tray in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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This Red White Blue Fruit Salad looks so refreshing and perfect for summer gatherings! I love how vibrant the colors are, and it’s a great way to celebrate. Can’t wait to try this recipe for my upcoming BBQ! Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely love this Red White Blue Fruit Salad idea! Perfect for summer gatherings and so colorful! I can’t wait to try it at our next barbecue. Thanks for sharing such a refreshing recipe! 🍓🇺🇸🥥
You’re welcome! Enjoy!
This patriotic salad is a showstopper!! Whether you layer in a bowl or make a flag on a platter, it’s absolutely beautiful and delicious too. 🙂
We’re not going to use the white melon but instead we’re going to replace it with whipped cream… That way you can dip the fruit in the whipped cream or maybe even ice cream would work!
That’s a great idea! Now we need to try that too. 🙂 Enjoy, Shari!