Description
This easy Fall Fruit Salad combines crisp sweet apples, juicy red grapes, fresh blackberries, and crunchy pecans with a maple-sweetened cinnamon orange dressing. It makes a colorful seasonal side dish for Thanksgiving, brunch, holidays, or everyday meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large orange, zested and juiced
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 16 ounces red seedless grapes
- 12 ounces fresh blackberries
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 large sweet apples, such as Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Gala
Instructions
- Rinse the grapes and blackberries under cool water, drain well, and gently pat them dry.
- Zest the orange into a large mixing bowl, then cut the orange and squeeze its juice into the bowl.
- Add the maple syrup and ground cinnamon. Whisk until the dressing looks evenly combined.
- Add the grapes, blackberries, and chopped pecans to the dressing.
- Core the apples, cut them into bite-size cubes, and immediately add them to the bowl.
- Gently toss the fruit and pecans from the bottom upward until the dressing coats every ingredient.
- Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Toss the salad gently once more before serving.
Notes
- Make ahead: Prepare the salad up to one day ahead, cover it tightly, and refrigerate until serving.
- Best apples: Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Gala apples provide a sweet flavor and crisp texture.
- Storage: Keep leftovers in a sealed refrigerator container for 3 to 4 days.
- Orange juice substitution: One large orange provides about 1/4 cup juice.
- Pecan option: Toast the pecans in a dry skillet for 3 to 5 minutes, then cool them before adding.
- Nut-free option: Replace the pecans with toasted pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
- Do not freeze the finished salad because the fruit will lose its crisp texture after thawing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad, Side Dish
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 22
- Sodium: 3
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 9
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 29
- Fiber: 6
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 0