Thanksgiving Fruit Salad is a simple and tasty way to add some fall fruit to your holidays. A delicious side dish that is so easy to make! Perfect as a Fall Salad for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time2 minutesmins
Total Time12 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
Servings: 8servings
Author: Jen CIncyshopper
Ingredients
3/4cupOrange Juice
1/3cupSugar
1/8tspCinnamon
1/8tspNutmeg
2medium Green Apples
2medium Red Apples
1tbspLemon Juice
1cupDried Cranberries
1cupPecans
1/2cupGreen Grapes
1/2cupRed Grapes
15ozMandarin Oranges2 small cans or 1 large, drained
Instructions
Combine orange juice, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small saucepan.
Bring to a low boil over medium heat. Whisk while cooking for 3-4 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool completely.
Core and cut apples into bite-sized pieces.
Add lemon juice to apples and toss to coat (to prevent browning).
Drain mandarins.
Cut grapes in half.
In a large salad bowl combine apples, mandarins, cranberries, pecans and grapes.
Drizzle cooled orange juice mixture over the fruit and toss to combine.
Notes
Use lemon juice to keep your apples from turning brown.