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Fruit Salad with Honey Walnuts

This fruit salad with honey walnuts is the perfect summer salad. Loaded with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples, grapes, orange juice, and lemon zest. Topped with the most delicious honey walnuts made with butter, honey, cinnamon, and salt!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: healthy, honey walnuts, naturally sweetened
Servings: 16 people
Calories: 267kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth

Ingredients

Honey Walnuts

  • tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4  teaspoon  cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • cups  California walnuts

Fruit Salad

  • (1 lb) container strawberries halved
  • (6 oz) container blueberries
  • (6 oz) container blackberries or raspberries
  • 2 Mcintosh apples sliced
  • 2 cups green grapes
  • 2 oranges juiced (about 1/4 - 1/3 cup)
  • 1 lemon zested

Instructions

Honey Walnuts

  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Melt butter in a non stick skillet over medium heat.
  • Once melted, stir in honey, cinnamon and salt. Mix until well combined.
  • Stir in California walnuts.
Cook for 5 minutes (it should start lightly simmering), stirring often, until the walnuts are well coated and the honey mixture has started to thicken.
  • Pour walnuts onto the lined baking sheet .
  • Be sure to quickly separate the walnuts using a spatula or spoon.
  • Let cool completely before storing them in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature. I prefer storing these in the fridge, then leaving them out at room temperature for a few minutes before serving.
  • Pro tip: if your nuts are really sticking together and not separating after they cool, place them into an airtight container in the fridge for a couple hours, then break them apart.

Fruit Salad

  • Place strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, apples, and grapes together in a large bowl.
  • Toss with orange juice and lemon zest.
  • Serve immediately. Let people scoop their own fruit salad into an individual bowl and top with honey walnuts.
  • See my notes in above post if you’re making this in advance.
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Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 21.9mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1.2mg