By: Jill Mills Posted: Jun 14, 2025

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This 4th of July Fruit Salad is so festive and easy to make! It’s perfect for Memorial Day, 4th of July or any patriotic gathering.

This red white and blue fruit salad recipe has a mixture of fresh strawberries, apples, and blueberries that are mixed with a honey lime dressing. The red white and blue colors along with the white stars made with apples, creates a beautiful addition your Memorial day weekend of fourth of July celebrations.

Why You’ll Love This 4th of July Fruit Salad

Quick and Easy – This fruit salad takes just 10-minutes to make from start to finish.
Versatile – any red white or blue fresh fruits can be used to your liking.
Festive – The bright colors (and shapes) always make this the hit side dish at any Summer party.

Ingredients Needed

You’ll only need 5-ingredients including fresh fruit and a simple honey and lime dressing.

Apples – I prefer pink lady apples, but you can use any red apple that you prefer.
Strawberries – you can cut fresh strawberries into quarters or slice them.
Fresh Blueberries – rinsed and drained.
Dressing – a mixture of honey and fresh lime juice. This is totally optional, but adds a nice addition.

How To Make 4th of July Fruit Salad

Just 10-minutes of prep – So Easy!

Prepare the Strawberries and Blueberries. Rinse and drain the strawberries and the blueberries. Cut the strawberries into quarters and place in them in a bowl Then add the blueberries.
Create Apple Stars. Rinse the apples and cut into slices. Using a small star-shaped cookie cutter, cut out stars from the apple slices.

Make the Dressing. In a small bowl, mix together the lime juice and honey.
Combine. Add the star-shaped apple pieces to the bowl with the berries. Gently toss the fruit and dressing.
Chill and Serve. Chill the fruit salad until ready to serve.

Variations and Additions

There are so many variations of fruit that you can use. Here are some options.

Fruit Variations:

Blackberries
Bananas
Raspberries
White Melons
Pears
Red Grapes
Cherries
White Peaches
Watermelon – another fruit that is perfect for cutting out start shapes.
Canary Melon

Instead of a citrus dressing, try our Red White and Blue Cheesecake Salad.

Additions:

Mini Marshmallows
Chunks of Coconut

Presentation – there are so many fun ways to use fruit for a patriotic Holiday. From making an American flag platter (charcuterie style) to making fruit kabobs as shown in these examples below.

Storing

Keep chilled in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days. This is a great side dish to make ahead!

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