This Mexican Gazpacho Fruit Salad is refreshing and light and it makes a perfect summer fruit salad for barbecues, potlucks and dining al fresco.  This fruit salad recipe is super easy to make and it plates beautifully!!

bowl of chopped Mexican fruit saladThis healthy fruit salad has a luscious combination of watermelon, papaya, mango, jicama, cucumber and orange, and its tossed in lime juice and sprinkled with chili powder, and it screams of summer!bowl of chopped melon and mango salad

Mexican Fruit Salad Ingredients

This healthy fruit salad recipe is a combination of fresh fruits that should be easy for you to find at your local health food store and/or market.

  • Mexican papaya, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • Jicama (about 1/2 to 3/4 pounds), peeled and cut into small dice
  • Mangoes, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • Watermelon, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • Orange, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • Cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • Lime juice (2 – 3 limes)
  • Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • Chili powder

Find the printable recipe with measurements below.

How to Make Fruit Salad

  1. Combine the diced fruit in a bowl. Pour the lime juice over the fruit
  2. Add the cilantro and chili and toss gently to mix well
  3. Chill in the refrigerator before serving

plate of chopped fruit salad with a spoon  bowl of chopped fruit salad

This summer fruit salad would make a gorgeous addition to any Mexican-themed brunch or dinner you might be planning.  It’s sure to be a hit!   

More Summer Fruit Salad Recipes

This Mexican Gazpacho Fruit Salad is a combination of watermelon, papaya, mango, jicama, cucumber and orange, and it's tossed in lime juice and sprinkled with chili powder
Yield: 6 - 8 servings

Mexican Gazpacho Fruit Salad

Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

This Mexican Gazpacho Fruit Salad is refreshing and light and it makes a perfect summer fruit salad for barbecues, potlucks and dining al fresco.

Ingredients

  • 1 large Mexican papaya (if you can't find it then use 2 regular papayas), peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • 1 small jicama (about 1/2 to 3/4 pounds), peeled and cut into small dice
  • 2 large mangoes, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • 2 cups watermelon, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • 1 orange, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into small dice
  • 3 tablespoons of lime juice (2 - 3 limes)
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • a pinch of sea salt (no more than 1/2 teaspoon) (optional)
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon chili

Instructions

  1. Combine the diced fruit in a bowl. Pour the lime juice over the fruit.
  2. Add the cilantro and chili and toss gently to mix well.
  3. Chill in the refrigerator before serving.

Notes

Another fruit salad you may be interested in trying is this awesome MELON SALAD WITH MINT. It's completely addicting!