Who say’s your salads have to be green? This easy-to-follow Citrus salad with Honey lime dressing is perfect for a hot summer day. I have to admit although I like to cook, I am mostly too lazy to prepare a hearty salad somedays but this one is so simple to make that it hardly any work at all. Citrus, in all its sweet and sour goodness, is the perfect summer salad mix-in! Just a few slices will wake up your salad and provide a bright burst of colour.
Plus, Do you really want to heat up your kitchen when you could be outside sitting sipping strawberry lemonade ? I didn’t think so.
Here’s how we made our citrus salad.
Combine fruit and red onion in a large shallow bowl & Cover and chill until serving time.
Whisk together olive oil, honey, lime juice and salt until well combine. Taste, adjust seasoning as needed. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
Drizzle the honey-lime dressing over the fruit and enjoy!
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- 2 pink grapefruit
- 2 navel oranges
- 2 clementines
- 1/4 red onion - diced
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Mint to garnish
- Peel citrus, removing as much pith as possible.
- Cut between the membranes to release segments.
- Combine fruit in a large shallow bowl & Cover and chill until serving time.
- Dice red onions and keep wrapped and chilled until serving time (separate from fruit).
- Whisk together olive oil, honey, lime juice and salt until well combine. Taste, adjust seasoning as needed. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Right before serving, add the onions to the serving bowl and drizzle the honey-lime dressing over the citrus salad and gently toss.
- ENJOY!!
Is your mouth watering yet? What would you pair this beautiful salad with?
A plate of BBQ chicken or how about some tilapia on the grill?
I would love to hear about it in the comments below.
great combo of flavors, I will be sure to try this. I love lime and honey.. so refreshing!
This sounds so refreshing. I love all of these flavors!
Oh so pretty this is!! I love citrus salads. They are so easy and fresh
Oh my goodness yum!!! I wonder if adding feta would work? I LOVE adding feta cheese to all of my salads! This is definitely a great summer salad!
That salad looks (and probably tastes) like SUMMER. Looks so dang good, can’t wait to try it. Thanks for the recipe!
All that citrus sounds perfectly wonderful! I love the dressing you came up with for it too.
What a healthy, colorful salad for summer. I love all the ingredients you chose! The honey lime dressing sounds delicious also. PS: I adore those bowls!!
What’s not to love in this salad! Perfect for summer!
I love lime and honey, I have made lots of marinades, but not as a salad dressing. I will have to try this! Thanks
This Looks So Yummy Would Be Great For A Barbecue, I’ll Have To Make For My Next Get Together Thank You!
I love salads that are colorful, that is more my style. This kinda green does not excite me at all…LOL
My SO is HUGE for citrus fruits. He actually made something similar not too long ago but he added WAY too many limes and it was too sour lol He also didn’t add honey either! Next time will tell him to add honey!
This looks like such a tasty citrus salad! I never would think to make a dressing like this for it though. Sounds so amazing.
This salad sounds so fresh and delicious. I could see it going so well with burgers or salmon. Thank you for sharing it!
This sounds so delicious! We love citrus fruits. I never would think to pair the honey lime dressing with it, so what a great new idea!
My 6-year-old is sitting here beside me and he said, “Are you going to make that Mommy? It looks, so freaking good.” So, I guess I’ll be making this very soon.
I would have never thought to use Red onions in a citrus salad, but this looks really good. I might add a little sugar too!
Honey Mustard dressing is my fav so this dressing sounds really good and simple to make. I love a light salad, especially for summer.
Looks delicious! Citrus is the perfect addition to a summer BBQ! Love the addition of lime and honey– great idea!
How simple is that? This would go perfect mixed in with the kale/cranberry salad I make. Grapefruit always adds that perfect sour note to salads.
This sounds like an interesting salad. I typically don’t care for grapefruit. I love clementines though.
That sounds delicious! I’ve actually never had a citrus salad before. It’s so pretty!
This looks amazing! I love citrus, and I love salads. I so want a bite of this right now.
This is a delicious idea. I will have to get the ingredients i need to make some this weekend. It will be a refreshing change.
This is such a pretty and relatively simple salad. I bet it is delicious too. This is the kind of thing I’d love for breakfast.
That looks very delicious and like the perfect summer snack. I bet this is really great and refreshing on a hot summer day.
This is one of my favorite dishes! I like to eat it just by itself, but it is amazing with spring greens and grilled portobellos.
I love citrus salad and your dressing sounds lovely and fresh. This is perfect for a hot summer day.
Now this looks really good! I’ve never had any citrus salads before. I bet this tastes amazing too!
You are right about salads not having to be green, I have never tried a citrus salad but it could go well with so many things. I will try this out.
It’s really delicious! Perfect for pairing with chicken or fish. We don’t eat a lot of red meat but this salad would be a great side for a steak.
Ooh, my mouth is watering just looking at this. This is a perfect summer salad!
That honey lime dressing sounds absolutely amazing. I am going to have to make this soon!
Now this looks like a salad I would eat every day!! YUM!! Great post!!
That looks so refreshing and delicious. I also love the colors! I like adding citrus fruits into my salads.
This has my mouth watering. I’ve never had a citrus salad with onions it in. Will have to give this a try.
This has my mouth watering already. I love summer foods. This looks like a great summer salad to try.
This looks like perfection! I love anything citrus, and that honey lime dressing sounds like heaven to me! Thanks for the great recipe, it seems like a perfect healthy snack or breakfast.
This is a beautiful salad! I think my whole family would enjoy these fresh flavors this season. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness! This citrus salad would go well with the BBQ ribs we are planning to have this weekend. Thank you for the suggestion. My boys would love this.
wow this is one colorful salad. Sounds like the perfect mix of fruit and greens making it a summer must have
I love seeing all those yummy, fresh ingredients in a salad. Perfect for summer!
ooooohhhh this just looks really good for the summer. I am so going to make this and I might not even share either.
It looks perfect for a hot summer day! And yes, I much prefer to be outside with a strawberry-lemonade. I will have to try this out.
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Traci
That salad sounds amazing I love citrus salads in the summer! Can’t wait to make it!
I love citrus salads. They are a nice change up during the summer. Hint – they make an awesome breakfast!
Looks like a great summertime dish. With all the BBQs we have coming up this year, this recipe is right on time! Thanks!
This salad looks like the perfect refreshing thing for a summer day. I love citrus salads and love your addition of the lime dressing!
Such a pretty presentation with the colors! Looks delicious and very refreshing for a summer meal. Thanks!
This is a nice variation for a summer picnic. I am bookmarking this for the July holiday.
That sounds so good! I think the honey lime flavor would be perfect with all of the orange citrus.
Yum! I love grapefruit, this would be a perfect summer salad for me!
This sounds pretty yummy! A perfect refreshing treat for a hot summer afternoon.
This is the perfect kind of salad to serve for summer months. I think it sounds delicious.
Ah, this salad recipe is just in time w/ the hot summer days ahead!! I love a good salad, especially when it’s pretty simple to make!
That salad sounds wonderful! I love citrus salads on hot summer days. Great lunch idea.
What could be better than that? I can almost taste it. I’m totally borrowing this recipe for our weekend.