Margarita Fruit Salad

Who’s ready to eat their margarita? This Margarita Fruit Salad recipe has a yummy homemade margarita lime dressing over fresh fruit, a tangy and refreshing fruit salad that has an absolutely gorgeous presentation!

It’s been over a decade since I first posted the recipe for this Margarita Fruit Salad. It’s the perfect summer recipe when fruits are at their peak of perfection and ripeness, and I decided that with Memorial Day right around the corner, the official kick-off to summer, it was time it got a little refresh!

Fruit Salad with Margarita Lime Dressing

The lime margarita dressing works well over citrus fruits, berries, and melons. Think about any flavors you love in a margarita, and this dressing would work! I use flavors that I love in a margarita: watermelon, peach, pineapple, and strawberry.  Then, I added green grapes for color. Sometimes, I add nectarines too. You can add anything you would like, it’s really a versatile salad.  If you like margaritas, you are bound to like this salad!

Margarita Fruit Salad

I love how bright and colorful, this fruit salad is, it’s like a fiesta in a bowl. The perfect party salad for your summer gatherings, Cinco de Mayo, or just a family meal.

It’s fun to serve it in individual margarita glasses for parties. Rim the glasses in multi-colored sparkle sugar, or in margarita salt or salt and Jajin for a spicy alternative.

If you love this fruit salad recipe, you are sure to love my Margarita Dip with Salted Pretzels, Vanilla Almond Fruit Dip and these Sweet Crepes with Summer Fruits.

Ingredients and Instructions for Making Margarita Fruit Salad

For complete ingredients and instructions, scroll to the bottom of this post for the full printable recipe card. 

You will need 8 cups of fresh fruit cut into chunks. I like to use watermelon, strawberries, peaches, green grapes, pineapple, and nectarines. Use what you love!

To make the Margarita Lime Salad Dressing, you will need granulated sugar, Triple Sec or other orange liquor, silver tequila, fresh lime juice, and zest.

Non-Alcoholic version: To make this salad without alcohol, use one of the many non-alcoholic margaritas available, and use orange juice in place of the Triple Sec.

Whisk together salad ingredients.

Place the cubed fresh fruit into a large bowl.

Pour the dressing over the salad. Stir together and refrigerate until ready to enjoy.

Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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More Recipes to Love

Mexican food is my favorite, and I suspect that if this recipe caught your eye, you are a fan of margaritas like I am. I have several margaritas on my website for you to take a peek at while you’re visiting. Pictured above is my Frozen Pineapple Margarita, and I have a Strawberry Margarita, a Blueberry Margarita, an Apple Cider Margarita and of course a traditional Lime Margarita.

This Watermelon Margarita, Rose Sangria is and my Kiwi Mojito are super refreshing, and if you are looking for non-alcoholic drinks, try this Watermelon Agua Fresca or this Virgin Margarita recipe.

Take a peek at these Mexican favorites of mine: Shredded Beef Burritos, Easy Cheesy Beef Enchiladas, Baked Chicken Taquitos, and these delicious Double Decker Baked Tacos too! For dessert, you can beat this “Fried” Ice Cream Pie! You can find all of my Mexican recipes here.

Everyone is going to love this Margarita Fruit Salad. Let’s get to the recipe!

This recipe was originally posted on August 4, 2014. It has been updated to improve user experience and reshared on May 21, 2025.