I love eating new and delicious salads like this Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit. I’ve been thinking about doing this kind of salad ever since I made a luscious Pineapple Mango Salad a few months ago. I love eating tropical fruit and it’s particularly delicious in salad.
Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit doesn’t include entirely tropical fruits. I’ve added Zeema sweet orange tomatoes and yellow bell pepper for a little crunch. I left off the red onion since my husband doesn’t care for it. For tropical fruits I used pineapple, champagne or ataulfo mangos, kiwis, and pomegranate arils which all added crunch, texture and lots of intermingling flavors.
I included grapes and cherries which aren’t really tropical but look and taste great and happen to be in season. I had so much stuff on the salad I left off the green grapes, regular mango and mandarin oranges because I didn’t need anything else! I also skipped the nuts and cheese this time so this lovely salad is not only gluten free but raw vegan as well.
I used store bought mango and Meyer lemon dressings which were tangy, but a sweet poppyseed dressing or a balsamic dressing would work just as well. For that matter, this salad has so much wonderful fruit you could even eat it without dressing at all!
I found these dressings at H-E-B and they belong to their Central Market collection. I chose these dressings because they are about the closest I could get to a healthy dressing that I didn’t have to make myself. They do include sugar instead of honey but no high fructose corn syrup, MSG or other fillers.
If you’re looking for a sensational “knock-your-socks-off” salad to wow your company, then give this Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit a try this summer while tropical fruits are in abundance. I actually found the pomegranate arils at Wal-Mart although you can easily find everything else most of the year. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with this healthy, delicious, low calorie, gluten free and vegan recipe.
Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit is spectacular. Your family will love this salad.
If you’re tired of eating the same old salad all the time, then consider this delicious recipe.
Doesn’t Tossed Salad with Tropical fruit look gorgeous? It tastes wonderful.
Here’s what I did.
I started off with these ingredients. I didn’t use the green grapes, large mango, or mandarin orange segments because I had plenty of stuff on the salad already!
Place butter bliss lettuce in a large salad bowl. Slice Zeema sweet tomatoes in halves. Add to bowl with yellow bell peppers cut in thin strips. That does it for the veggies. 🙂
Add cut fresh pineapple, mangos, sliced kiwis, and red grape halves.
Add whole cherries and pomegranate arils. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
This scrumptious salad is sure to please everyone. It’s perfect for Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or other summer holidays.
This is a great salad to make during those long, hot summer days.
This salad is filled with healthy fruits and even a few veggies! This clean eating recipe is great for company dinners.
Here’s the recipe.
(My own concoction)
Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit
Teresa Ambra
Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit is an exotic, festive and beautiful salad that’s terrific for special occasions or company dinners. This luscious salad is filled with all kinds of tropical fruit including mangos, kiwi, pineapple, pomegranate arils and cherries. It’s a delightful and drool-worthy salad that is healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan.
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Course Salads and Salad Dressings, Side Dish
Cuisine Hawaiian
Servings 10
Calories 112kcal
1 large salad bowl
1 sharp knife to cut vegetables and fruit
measuring cups
3bagsbutter bliss lettuce
1pintZeema sweet orange tomatoessliced in half
1yellow bell peppercut in thin strips
3champagne or ataulfo mangossliced in thin strips
1cupred grapeshalved
3kiwispeeled and sliced
1/2fresh pineapplecored and cut in wedges
4.4oz. containerpomegranate arils
1/2cupfresh cherriesfor garnish
Layer salad ingredients in order listed.
Serve with your favorite poppy seed salad dressing or other dressing.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
NOTE: Can add mandarin orange segments and almond slices if desired.
Tossed Salad with Tropical Fruit is an exotic, festive and beautiful salad that’s terrific for special occasions or company dinners. This luscious salad is filled with all kinds of tropical fruit including mangos, kiwi, pineapple, pomegranate arils and cherries. It’s a delightful and drool-worthy salad that is healthy, low calorie, gluten free and vegan.
Prep Time 30 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Course Salads and Salad Dressings, Side Dish
Cuisine Hawaiian
Servings 10
Calories 112kcal
1 large salad bowl
1 sharp knife to cut vegetables and fruit
measuring cups
3bagsbutter bliss lettuce
1pintZeema sweet orange tomatoessliced in half
1yellow bell peppercut in thin strips
3champagne or ataulfo mangossliced in thin strips
1cupred grapeshalved
3kiwispeeled and sliced
1/2fresh pineapplecored and cut in wedges
4.4oz. containerpomegranate arils
1/2cupfresh cherriesfor garnish
Layer salad ingredients in order listed.
Serve with your favorite poppy seed salad dressing or other dressing.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
NOTE: Can add mandarin orange segments and almond slices if desired.
Teresa Ambra
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