Eat a Rainbow: Fresh Fruit Salad

I went to a cook out at a buddies house over the weekend which gave me the perfect excuse to do my second post of my Eat a Rainbow project. I wanted to do something sweet and pretty, so what was better to use than fresh fruit? I was like a kid in a candy store when I went to buy all the fruit because for some reason, I always seem to buy the same stuff. Not this time! I even got more than one fruit for some of the colors.

Fresh Fruit Salad

To make my rainbow I used:

Red: Strawberries, Apples

Orange: Papaya, Peaches

Yellow: Pineapple

Green: Kiwi, Grapes

Blue: Blueberries

Purple: Blackberries

Extras: Orange juice, Lime Juice, Mint

There wasn't much to do but cut all the fruit. I'm not exactly sure of all the measurements, but I have a pretty good idea. 

Fresh Fruit Salad

2 pints strawberries, quartered

2 red apples, cut into 1 inch pieces

1/2 large papaya, cut into 1 inch pieces

2 peaches, cut into 1 inch pieces

1/2 pineapple, cut into 1 inch pieces

4 kiwis, sliced

1/2 lb green grapes

1 pint blueberries

1 1/2 pints blackberries

Juice and zest from 1 orange

Juice and zest from 2 limes

Mint leaves to garnish

Wash and cut all fruit. Gently mix together. Top with juice and zest; gently stir to combine. Top with mint. Refrigerate until use. (The juice from the orange and lime were used so the fruit did not brown).

I actually split this up into 2 medium-large bowls.

I froze the leftovers and I'm really excited to try some new smoothies-especially a tropical one! :) Yum!

What's your favorite fresh fruit?