This Skinny Ambrosia Fruit Salad combines 5 types of sweet fruit with a delicious Greek yogurt dressing – the perfect healthy way to dress up your plain fruit salad!
I’ll never forget when Jorden and I were dating, and we were hanging out in his tiny one-bedroom apartment, and we got into some type of fight. Most likely about something stupid (as so many of them are)….but at the time, important enough to waste a Saturday afternoon. Ugh.
Anyway, at some point in the midst of our fight, Jorden decided he was done. And he went into his bedroom, closed the door, and started watching old reruns of Seinfeld. In the middle of our fight! And before I knew it, he was laughing out loud on the other side of the door. So much for fighting, right?
It turns out Jorden has always had a thing for laughter. A thing that got him sent to the office in grade school, a thing that got him in trouble with girlfriends in college, the thing our kids love most about him to this day. And while I can’t say I loved him laughing out loud while I was stewing in the other room, I do appreciate his love of laughter.
Because, as they say, laughter really is the best medicine. Laughter….and FRUIT! Especially when that fruit resembles a rainbow. Which is why I LOVE this time of year….because fresh fruit is about to become plentiful….and we’re all about to become really happy.
I love this fruit salad….not just because of all the bright rainbow colors, but because of the little something extra. The sauce! I always enjoy a good Ambrosia salad, especially at Easter get togethers, but I’m telling you – this is BETTER! And better for you. Because it’s made with Greek yogurt! Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Guaranteed to make you happy.
Skinny Ambrosia Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks, drained
- 2 c. green grapes
- 1 c. strawberries quartered
- 1 c. blueberries
- 1 can mandarin oranges drained
- 1 c. plain Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
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Combine fruits in a large bowl and mix gently, being careful not to crush mandarin oranges.
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In a separate bowl, combine Greek yogurt, sugar, and vanilla and mix well.
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Gently fold Greek yogurt sauce into fruit salad.
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Enjoy!
For another great Fruit Salad dish, try my Pina Colada Fruit Salad
Megan - The Emotional Baker says
Laughter is the best! As is lots and lots of fruit 😉 I’ve never made a fruit salad, so I’ll have to try this ASAP!
Pepper Dasnee says
Yummy!! Will definitely try this! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Jess says
Yum! PERFECT for Easter! Going to try it for certain!
Cookin Canuck says
Laughter can fix almost any situation. That’s great that he has such a love of it! This fruit salad needs to be on my brunch table!
Debbie says
This looks and sounds yummy! Do you think it would be ok to use vanilla Greek yogurt in place of the plain yogurt, sugar & vanilla?
Cathy Trochelman says
Yes, it will add a bit of additional sweetness, so you can either decrease the sugar and vanilla or try to substitute!
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says
These pictures look amazing. I love this idea with using greek yogurt. I can’t wait to get some ripe fruit out my way. I would love a bowl of this right now.
Megan Keno says
I love the yogurt sauce, thats such a fun fruit salad!
Andi @ The Weary Chef says
I love everything about this salad! The colors, fresh fruits and yogurt! YUMMY!
eat good 4 life says
This is right up my alley. I would quadruple the batch of this recipe just for me 🙂
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
Okay, so I am your husband, lol. My husband always gets so mad at me because I always make him laugh when he is angry. 😉 He is like, can’t you just let me be mad??
And I love this fruit salad! So smart to use Greek yogurt in the dressing for this!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
This looks so perfect for the hot weather that’s just around the corner…and for the bathing suits that go with it!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
This salad would be perfect for our cookout this coming weekend! I just love cool fruity salads!!
LIsa says
Laughter and Ambrosia Fruit Salad sounds great to me. Maybe keep this salad in the fridge so the next time you are about to have a little fight you can take it out and laugh at all the beautiful colors! Fight over!
Alex says
This looks beautiful! How long does it last? (If not eaten all up in seconds) Could I make this tonight and take it to lunch tomorrow and the next day?
Sara Lyn says
This recipe was great and so easy! I didn’t have that much truvia, so I used 1 Tbsp truvia and one big squirt of honey. Mine turned out a bit runny so make sure you got those canned fruits drained very well. It might depend on the Greek yogurt brand too. I made it on a Friday afternoon and it was still nice and fresh on Sunday night so it will last at least a few days.
Jamie says
Do you have nutritional info on this?
Butch says
It’s just fruit salad without coconut!
Anita Nimtz says
I made this salad today. Excellent. Even the person that doesn’t like yogurt loved it – he went back for a huge second helping. Thanks for this delicious salad recipe. My neighbor who doesn’t like mayo will also like this.
Suzanne says
Your recipes always look wonderful but I really wish you would publish nutritional information with your recipes for people who have special dietary needs.
Linda says
Hi wanting t make this…can you use almond or coconut yogart.in place of Greek yogart..thankyou Linda
Cathy Trochelman says
Yes, absolutely!