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Published: Jan 20, 2022 by Cathy · This post may contain affiliate links

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Fruit Cocktail Salad Recipe

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Fruit Cocktail Salad is a simply mouthwatering blend of fresh fruit! No artificial ingredients, no fluffy whipped toppings, and no marshmallows here! Everything in this salad is good for you! Enjoy it as a nutritious dessert with cookies or as a salad alongside chicken or ham. It's easy to toss together for a last-minute occasion, and perfect for Easter. For a Christmas variation, try Christmas Fruit Salad.

top-down view of a black bowl filled with chunks of apples, bananas, oranges, pineapple, and grapes
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I made dish this often while the kids were growing up. My adult daughter now tells me that when she was a kid visiting her friend, her friend's mother (also my good friend) served my daughter's portion before adding bananas to the rest. You see, my daughter is not a fan of bananas. According to her memory, I was not as considerate!

Ingredients

top-down view of red grapes, apples, mandarin oranges, open can of fruit cocktail, a whole pineapple, and a banana
  • Grapes - Choose seedless grapes, and slice large ones in half.
  • Oranges - Use seedless mandarin oranges, such as clementines. Canned mandarins also work.
  • Pineapple - Either fresh fruit or canned pineapple tidbits or chunks are good in this salad. See how to cut up a fresh pineapple in this Pineapple Spinach Smoothie recipe.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Empty a can of fruit cocktail into a large bowl. Core and cut up an apple or two. Stir the pieces into the fruit right away, so the juices can keep the apple from turning brown. Cut a couple spears of pineapple into chunks and add them to the fruit bowl.

fresh pineapple chunks over canned fruit cocktail with pieces of apple in bowl

Slice large grapes in half, and add the grapes to the salad.

red grapes added on to of pineapple and canned fruit

Cut segments of mandarins in half; add to bowl.

chopped orange segments added on top of other fruit

Stir the fruit together. If you're not serving the salad right away, cover and refrigerate it at this point.

complete fruit salad stirred together with large spoon

Add and gently stir sliced bananas into your fruit cocktail salad just before serving.

complete fruit cocktail salad mixed together in a black bowl

Hint: If you think the whole salad might not be eaten right away, consider dividing it up and adding the banana only to the part that will be eaten soon.

Storage

Apart from the banana, the rest of the salad keeps well, covered, in the refrigerator for two or three days. If there is banana in the leftovers, however, the salad is still quite edible. The banana might just be a little soft.

These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

overhead view of three bowls of fruit cocktail salad

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Recipe

top-down view of a black bowl filled with chunks of apples, bananas, oranges, pineapple, and grapes
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Fruit Cocktail Salad

Fruit Cocktail Salad is a delicious bowl of fresh fruit to serve as dessert or a side with chicken or pork.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 110kcal
Author Cathy

Ingredients

  • 30 ounce can fruit cocktail undrained
  • 2 small apples
  • 2 spears fresh pineapple cut into chunks
  • 2 cups seedless grapes
  • 2 small fresh seedless mandarin oranges peeled and segmented
  • 1 medium banana
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Empty the contents of a can of fruit cocktail into a large bowl.
    30 ounce can fruit cocktail
  • Core unpeeled apples, and cut them into bite-size chunks. Immediately stir the pieces into the fruit cocktail, so the juice can keep the apples from darkening.
    2 small apples
  • Cut up some pineapple into small chunks. Add to the bowl of fruit.
    2 spears fresh pineapple
  • Cut large grapes in half. Add them to the other fruit.
    2 cups seedless grapes
  • Peel and segment the oranges. Stir these pieces into your fruit salad. If you're not serving the salad right away, cover and refrigerate it at this point.
    2 small fresh seedless mandarin oranges
  • Just before serving, peel the banana; slice it into chunks, and stir them into the salad.
    1 medium banana

Notes

  • Don't drain the fruit cocktail. The juice helps to keep the apples from turning brown. 
  • You can make the salad ahead of time, but save the banana to add just before serving.
  • Serve the salad with a slotted spoon.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
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