35 Fruit Salad Recipes for Every Occasion

We can all agree that salads are great, right? Beyond the traditional leafy kinds, there are pasta salads, potato salads, egg salads…the list goes on. Fruit salads sometimes get a bad rep because their ratios are important. Those plastic cups with too much honeydew and a single grape are disappointing! Well, we’re here to fix that with recipes that are fresh, creative and most importantly, balanced. You’ll find savory ingredients like cheeses, herbs and flavored syrups to complement every dish—and elevate them for picnics, cookouts, weekend brunch and more. Get started with our Spiked Summer Fruit Salad: Sneak a bit of coconut-flavored rum into this honey-ginger fruit salad and raise your fork for a toast. Yummy, yummy!

If you need a make-ahead dish, a fruit salad is the way to go. As Ree notes after dressing this fruit salad with homemade orange-vanilla syrup, "it only gets better as it sits in the fridge."

Think pink with Katie Lee’s sangria-inspired take on fruit salad: red grapes, raspberries, strawberries and grapefruit segments are soaked in a rosé wine dressing.

Take inspiration from the tropical destination of Bali with a bevy of island fruits tossed with a refreshing coconut milk-and-lime dressing.