Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Vibrant Winter Fruit Salad made with fresh apples, mandarins, kiwi, bananas and pomegranate arils and it’s all tossed with a refreshing lemon poppyseed dressing. It’s always a party favorite and perfect way to use up the fruit in season!

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Servings: 12
Ready in: 20 minutes
Prep: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
Dressing
1/4 cup honey
1 Tbsp lemon zest
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp poppy seeds
Salad
8 small mandarin oranges, peeled and segmented
4 medium apples, (preferably 2 gala, and 2 opal or golden delicious)
4 large ripe kiwis, peeled and diced
4 bananas (just ripe), peeled and diced
1 1/2 cup pomegranate arils (from about 1 large)

Instructions:
1. For the dressing: In a mixing bowl whisk together honey, lemon zest, lemon juice and poppy seeds.
2. For the fruit salad: Add all of the prepared fruit to a large salad bowl, pour dressing evenly over top and gently toss to coat.  Serve right away.

Notes:
Pears can be used in place of bananas.
Recipe makes about 12 cups. ...read more