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Kicked up Fruit Salad

a sweet saucy fruit salad with a bit of orange liquor to advance  the orange flavor. easy to make, and it will feed a crowd at a gathering.

Course Dessert, Side Dish
Keyword berry salad, fruit salad, fruit salad with triple sec
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 23 hours 51 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 quart strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1 cup pitted cherries
  • 2 oranges, sectioned
  • 1 orange, juiced
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 3 tbsp orange liquor i.e Triple Sec or Grand Marnier
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Optional fruit to use

  • 1 pint raspberries or blackberries
  • 1 banana, sliced
  • 1 cup seedless grapes
  • 1 apple, sliced
  • 2 peaches, sliced

Instructions

  1. Add all the fruit to a large bowl.

  2. Cut the orange sections over the bowl, letting juice drip in.  Squeeze the orange membranes for more juice.

  3. Squeeze the remaining orange and the half lemon into the bowl.

  4. Add 3 tbsp (or to taste) of the orange liquor.

    Then pour over the honey, and sprinkle with the salt.  Using a large spoon mix carefully to coat the fruit with the juices and honey.

Recipe Notes

Add in any of the optional fruit additions your family will like.  The banana and apple will not keep well as left overs.