This red white and blue fruit salad brings together the sweet flavors of strawberries, blueberries, pears, watermelon, and a touch of lemon juice to create a refreshing dessert. The star shaped pear slices add some extra fun making this salad perfect for your Memorial Day or 4th of July celebrations.
When it comes to entertaining, prepping and making the food can be time consuming. Who wants to do all the work in the kitchen without being able to enjoy less time celebrating?
This fruit salad is simple, easy, and is the perfect treat for entertaining and impressing. It comes together in just a few minutes and makes a delicious dessert.
Why You’ll Love This Patriotic Fruit Salad Recipe
- Simple – The simple mix of fresh fruit makes this salad delicious but simple. It’s perfect for when you want an impressive dessert to feed a crowd.
- Easy – Easy to make, this fruit salad only takes a few minutes to put together. You can prep it ahead of time or make it right before serving.
- Delicious – With the fresh berries and pop of lemon flavor, the fruit salad tastes amazing.
- Patriotic – Perfect for your patriotic celebrations, the fruit salad brings in those red, white, and blue colors naturally.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Fresh Fruit – Watermelon, strawberries, pears, and blueberries are used to make this patriotic fruit salad.
- Lemon Juice – The lemon juice is not only used to help keep the star pears fresh but it also adds a bit of flavor to the salad and blends well with the fruit.
How to Make Red White and Blue Fruit Salad
Making this patriotic fruit salad is super simple and doesn’t take much time at all so it’s a quick and easy dessert to serve at your 4th of July or Memorial Day celebrations.
Step 1: Prep the Fruit
Wash the fruit and pat them dry with a paper towel. Slice the pears and use a small star shaped cutter to make the stars. Squeeze lemon juice over the pear stars to keep them fresh and bright.
Slice the watermelon and cut out star shapes using the same cutter.
Remove the strawberry stems and cut each berry into quarters.
Step 2: Make the Fruit Salad
In a bowl, mix the quartered strawberries with blueberries until evenly combined.
Add the pear and watermelon stars to the mixture, folding them in carefully to maintain their shape.
Step 3: Serve
You can serve the red white and blue salad right away or chill briefly in the fridge before serving.
Tips for Making Patriotic Fruit Salad
Pears are very tender so when you’re cutting them you want to be sure you do so gently. When combining and stirring, carefully mixing them will help them keep their shape.
The lemon juice adds a burst of citrus flavor and helps keep the pears fresh so you don’t want to skip this part.
Storing
Store the red white and blue fruit salad in an airtight contain in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Red White and Blue Fruit Salad Recipe FAQs
Can I use frozen fruit?
Using fresh fruit works best but frozen fruit can be used. Just thaw the fruit and continue the process. Since frozen fruit isn’t as flavorful as fresh fruit, it may change the flavor and crisp texture a bit.
Can I make the fruit salad head of time?
You can. The lemon juice will help keep the pears nice and crip. You can store the fruit salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Can I add other fruits?
You can customize the patriotic fruit salad with any of your favorite fruits.
Red White and Blue Fruit Salad
Ingredients
Method
- Cut the pears into slices thick enough for shaping. Use a small star-shaped cutter to create pear stars.
- Squeeze lemon juice over the pear stars to keep them fresh and bright.
- Slice the watermelon and cut out star shapes using the same cutter.
- Remove strawberry stems and cut each berry into quarters.
- In a bowl, mix the quartered strawberries with blueberries until evenly combined.
- Add the pear and watermelon stars to the mixture, folding them in carefully to maintain their shape.
- Serve right away or chill briefly before serving.