Thanksgiving Fruit Salad
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.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Orange Juice
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
- 2 medium Green Apples
- 2 medium Red Apples
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Dried Cranberries
- 1 cup Pecans
- 1/2 cup Green Grapes
- 1/2 cup Red Grapes
- 15 oz Mandarin Oranges 2 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.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 329mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg