Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppy

Winter Fruit Salad made with fresh apples, mandarins, kiwi, bananas and pomegranate arils, all tossed with a sweet, bright poppy seed dressing.

Ingredients

Dressing

• 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 2 tsp poppy seeds

Salad

• 8 mandarine oranges , peeled and segmented
• 4 apples (preferably 2 gala and 2 golden delicious)
• 4 ripe kiwis peeled and diced
• 4 bananas , peeled and diced
• 1 1/2 cup pomegranate arils (from about 1 large)

Instructions

For the dressing: In a mixing bowl or jar whisk together lemon juice and sugar until sugar has dissolved.

Mix in olive oil, vegetable oil and honey until well blended. Stir in poppy seeds.

For the fruit salad: In a salad bowl toss together all of the fruit then pour dressing over top and gently toss to coat. 

Serve immediately for best results.