Super- Easy Fruit Salad

This is a sweet, no-frills, no-mayo fruit salad based on my grandmother's recipe that is extremely adaptable to your tastes. Make it how you like it!

Instructions for easiest fruit salad ever:

Basically, cut up and mix together whatever kinds of fruit you think will taste good together. My grandmother likes strawberries (she typically uses frozen strawberries), bananas, a can of mandarin oranges, and peach pie filling. My favorite mixture is fresh strawberries, nectarines, kiwi, and bananas, skipping out on the peach pie filling totally. A dash of salt can bring out the fruits' flavors, but that is totally optional ... like everything else in this recipe. Refrigerate after mixing ingredients.

Ideas for ingredients: 

1 cup chopped strawberries (preferably fresh, though frozen works, too)
1 chopped banana
1 cup sliced or chopped peaches or nectarines (preferably fresh, though frozen works, too)
1-3 peeled and sliced kiwi
1 cup blueberries
1 cup blackberries
1 can mandarin oranges
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
dash of salt
squeeze of lemon
1 can peach pie filling (I never use this, but it was part of the original recipe)

This recipe is really good when you want something cool, sweet, healthy, and a little zesty to go with your meal. I've had it for lunch with a serving of edamame, or it makes a really good dessert. If you're serving it in a place where appearance matters, it looks very pretty (because it's so colorful) in a trifle bowl. If you are making it ahead, however, the banana slices don't look particularly pretty after a day or two, but they still taste quite good. Also, if you are using frozen fruit, be sure to let it thaw all the way before eating it. It's not as pretty, but it tastes much better.

Feel free to leave comments about ideas for other fruit that would be good to try or suggestions on companion dishes.

Have a great day and take care! Thanks for stopping by.