I’ve been using this recipe for a long time, changing the fruits I use. Frequently, I’ll include apples, bananas, or blueberries. Despite the fact that the recipe calls for precise proportions, you don’t need to meticulously weigh each item; instead, you can make a lovely and delicious salad by approximating the quantities of your favorite fruits. This Christmas morning, I’ve served a lot.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 20 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups green grapes
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 2 cups sliced peaches
- 2 cups orange segments
- 1 cup peeled sliced kiwi
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup orange-flavored liqueur (such as Cointreau®)
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
Instructions
- Mix grapes, strawberries, peaches, orange segments, and kiwi in a large bowl.
- Whisk orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and sugar together in a bowl until sugar dissolves; gently stir into fruit until evenly coated. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 8 hours.
- The number of servings is approximate. I have served this Christmas morning as well as at Easter as an accompaniment for baked ham. It is beautiful in a trifle bowl on any buffet table.
Reviews
Added 2 bananas, used canned quartered peach slices and canned mandarin oranges, made a TON of beautiful fruit salad, delicious with the tangy orange liqueur dressing.
This is a lovely indulgence for a dieter. The triple sec (Cointreau generic) is subtle but delicious. I used fresh pineapple chunks, mango, cantaloupe,strawberries, blueberries, a pear, a kiwi, and canned mandarin oranges to give this dessert a beautiful spring color array.
I made this for our 4th of July gathering and called it Adult fruit salad! Everyone loved it! Everyone’s bowl was drained, and in fact, several guests asked if they could have straws to put in the fruit salad dish to suck out the juice! This will be my go-to recipe for special occasion fruit from now on.
For special occasions, I will certainly make this again. Note, you should not take this to a gathering with recovering alcoholics. My family loved it and kept the leftovers so i don’t know how the fruit kept overnight. We did drain the leftovers though. I did not have fresh peaches, so I used canned. They were fine. I also bought a cheaper Orange liqueur because the brand mentioned was too expensive. Thank you for this recipe. It is a keeper.
This recipe was just what I was looking for. It turned out great and was a success! Thanks a bunch!!
I really like the “punch” of Cointreau in this dressing. It adds a certain “something” that really takes this fruit salad out of the ordinary. I didn’t have kiwis, and they would be a beautiful addition for the next time. We love fruit salad, so I’m happy to have another way to serve it. Thanks for sharing!