Light and fruity! A Summer Berry Salad with tapioca pearls and honey dressing is the perfect refreshing recipe for picnics, brunch.

Summer Fruit Berry Salad with Tapioca Pearls

There’s nothing quite like a fresh fruit salad in the heart of summer, and this one has quickly become a favorite in our home. It’s a beautiful mix of juicy strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, ripe peaches, and sweet watermelon. All tossed with soft, tapioca pearls for a little extra texture and fun. What really ties it all together is the honey citrus dressing. It’s light, bright, and brings just the right balance of sweetness and zing. Whether you’re hosting a picnic, heading to a barbecue, or just looking for a healthy, refreshing treat to cool down with, this Summer Fruit Berry Salad is exactly what you need. Make a delicious No Bake Dessert, or a healthy lunch. The tapioca pearls will be cooked on the stove top.

FAQ’s

Are tapioca pearls healthy?

Tapioca pearls are mostly carbohydrates, and contain some minerals. Although it does contain a small amount of calcium that will keep your bones strong and prevent or help with osteoporosis.

What juice to put in fruit salad?

There are a few simple juices or dressings to add in fruit salads. Depending on what you have in your kitchen, or what goes with your fresh fruit that you have in the salad.

orange juice and orange zest with brown sugar
lemon zest and lemon juice with honey

What fruits should not be mixed in fruit salad?

citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruits, and all those fruits with membranes. Unless you take of the membranes and cut up in bite size pieces. Otherwise they will be less appealing to eat.
very ripe bananas, they could go brown and mushy.

What fruit goes well with berries?

Blueberries go well with

cherries
almonds
apples
blackberries
leaches
raspberries and all other berries

Are berry salads healthy?

Berry salads are healthy as they contain good amounts of vitamin C, which help with your skin and boost your immune system. Rich in minerals, vitamins, and fiber. Also rich in antioxidants that protect cell damage.

What are the benefits of very berry?

may help reduce blood sugar and insulin response.
fight inflammation.
high in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants.
may lower cholesterol.
The vitamin, C is good for your skin.
can help fight cancer.
Rich in iron to help with anemia. Blueberries, mulberries, and elderberries, taken with vitamin c for absorption are examples.

Ingredients for Summer Fruit Berry Salad with Tapioca Pearls

watermelon 🍉
blueberries 🫐
strawberries 🍓
blackberries
peaches 🍑
tapioca pearls

For the dressing and the amounts for you to put together this delicious summer fruit salad, get all this from the attached recipe. Download or print it and use the online cook mode if needed. This is so easy. 😉

How To make a Summer Fruit Berry Salad with Tapioca Pearls

Peel the watermelon, cut into edible pieces. Wash and clean the strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Slice the ripe fresh peach into thin slices.

Cook on the stove top the boba pearls with brown sugar to get the dark color. (as per instructions on the package) leave to cool with a little syrup. As they will stick together.

Mix your dressing until all is dissolved.

In a large bowl mix all the fruit together and leave some tapioca for the topping. Serve in some bowls for dessert. Sprinkle more tapioca pearls on top for an effect.

Drizzle each bowl with the honey, lemon juice. Dress the bowl with a fresh sprig of mint and serve. Eat this salad within four hours.

fresh fruit salad with a difference. Visually pleasing with all those dark tapioca pearls and blueberries, with the red strawberries, watermelon and sliced peaches. So delicious and filling.

fresh fruit salad with a difference. Visually pleasing with all those dark tapioca pearls and blueberries, with the red strawberries, watermelon and sliced peaches. So delicious and filling.

As a Dessert

A fruit salad may be served as a dessert with the honey dressing, or yogurt and other sweet syrup dressing, after a meal.
Salads that are often made up of a variety of fresh sweet fruits, make them an option to be served as a dessert.

As a Side Dish

To be served as a side dish with heavy grilled meat dishes or pasta dishes.
It can be a light and colorful addition to a meal, offering bright colors and freshness.
Fruit salads that incorporate savory spices and elements will make them a more balanced side dish.
Also be served as a healthy refreshing side dish to a main course.

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