Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad

This Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad is a refreshing summer salad with berries that’s easy to toss together and a great addition to any patriotic summer holiday menus. The colors of the American flag is the perfect way to celebrate patriotic holidays in a healthy, low calorie way!

To make this fun and add a little extra something, you can used super cute star-shaped cookie cutters to cut out different sized stars with the fruit which your kids will love doing with you too!

Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad

Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad

Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad

This Red, White, and Blueberry Fruit Salad is a refreshing summer salad with berries that's easy to toss together and a great addition to any patriotic summer holiday menus. The colors of the American flag is the perfect way to celebrate patriotic holidays in a healthy, low calorie way!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pint strawberries, hulled and quartered
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 bananas

Instructions

    1. Mix strawberries and blueberries together in a bowl, sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice; toss lightly. Refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes.

    2. About 30 minutes before serving, cut bananas into 3/4-inch thick slices; toss with berries.

Notes

Red raspberries can be substituted for strawberries. The lemon juice acts as a preservative so that the bananas don't turn brown.