Red White Blue Fruit Salad
Prepare this red white blue fruit salad with just five ingredients and a few minutes for a festive side dish or dessert for all your summer gatherings!
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 50kcal
Cost: $12.00
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.
Notes
If you have trouble finding a white melon like a canary melon use other white fruits or vegetables such as pears, apples, jicama, white nectarines, or white peaches.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 50kcal
