Fruit Salad with Limoncello

Greek yogurt (recommended: Fage Total)

lemon curd

honey

vanilla extract

strawberries (1 pint)

raspberries (1/2 pint)

blueberries (1/2 pint)

sugar

limoncello liqueur

banana, sliced

mint springs

For the lemon yogurt topping, whisk together the yogurt, lemon curd, honey, and vanilla and set aside at room temperature.

For the fruit salad, carefully toss together the strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, sugar, and limoncello. Allow them to stand at room temperature for about 5 minutes to let the berries macerate with the sugar and liqueur. Gently fold the banana into the mixture.

Serve bowls of fruit with a dollop of lemon yogurt on top. Top each with a sprig of fresh mint.

I made this for Christmas morning. It was fabulous!!! Everyone loved it and wanted more. So easy to make and so good.

I took this to a brunch party today (made it right before the event) and it was a great hit! Followed the recipe exactly but added additional fruits as well (blackberries, cuties, grapes, and mangoes). It was fantastic, looked beautiful, and everyone raved. I'm going to make more for myself tomorrow! The yogurt/lemon curd sauce is divine.

Lemon curd did wonders for the Greek yogurt!  I won’t be able to eat yogurt without it now

Delicious fruit salad. I couldn’t find jarred lemon curd (multiple stores) but fortunately, Ina has a recipe for homemade lemon curd (on this website) and I have a lemon tree full of lemons, so made my own, exceptionally delicious, lemon curd to make the sauce. And I also made my own limoncello (retirement is so refreshing) last winter, so had an abundance in my freezer. Such a nice and simple way to take scrutiny salad up a notch. Highly recommend!

Excellent!  Left out the sugar and limoncelllo (because I didn’t have it) and this is so delicious with just the lemon curd yogurt sauce. 

I have made this four times for four different groups and everyone raved about this salad. It is easy, elegant to serve, but most of all is deliciously outstanding!

This is absolutely superb!  I did it the day of the event, but I did do it ahead of time in the morning for a 6:00 pm dinner.  I served it as a palate cleanser between the soup and the main course, so as a salad rather than as a dessert.  It was a sit-down for 10, and everyone loved it.  This was a wide variety of palates.  Also, just so easy, but looks so elegant in silver bowls.  The sauce is unique and delightful.  Very light.  I followed the recipe exactly, as I always do with Ina's recipes, as they are 99% perfect every time.  This is such a nice variety to use over some sort of hum-drum lettuce adventure.  

Perfect!! This sauce is amazing and so easy.

I have made this for my wife's groups now three times and they have loved it. So I have to rate it five stars. 

This fruit salad is a keeper, if you can navigate the website to get to it.  AWFUL!!!  This was a great site and easy to navigate.  Who is the idiot who designed this?

 This one is a keeper. Followed the directions as is, but will definitely double it next time.  Served it with lemon pound cake. Everyone loved it.

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes.  I use it for brunch all the time and dessert in the summer.  Who knew lemon curd was seasonal (winter) ??  I buy it then and keep  a few jars on hand.  Limoncello is my guilty pleasure.  I agree the new website is horrible.  I have written in several times to complain.  It is obvious they are "techies" and not cooks.

The recipe is Wonderful, but it is not printing out correctly. It's missing quite a bit of the recipe. Your new website is frustrating. I have to write most of this out by hand. How disappointing...

I made Ina's Lemon Curd recipe first. Easy and fabulous. Love this easy, impressive dessert. I served it on pound cake with a little limoncelo on it. I also put a little zest with the mint on top. 

Loved this recipe!  A hit for our fourth of July party.

Love the recipe, but why can't Ina pronounce "limoncello" correctly? She calls it "lemoncello."  And why did the guy who did the cocktails on the same show call a muddler a "mother"?  Please, give us a break!

This has become a Christmas tradition at our house. I made this for the first time in 2008. I doubled the recipe to ensure there would be plenty for everyone.  When I placed it on the table, my adult daughter looked at and asked what it was. I told her what was in it..and she stated she did not want any... I asked her to just try it, and see if she liked it.  She ended up finishing up the remainder left in the bowl. It was a hit with everyone....

This is not only an easy recipe but people will think you are a culinary genius.  Turns up the volume on an ordinary fruit salad.

This is a really easy recipie!  I had rave reviews!

Tastes so delicious you would never believe it was so simple to prepare!  Great during summer when berries are so fresh. We all had 2nd helpings :

This is a really simple, delicious recipe.  I served it at a BBQ, just the fruit.  I would definitely recommend serving it over a pound cake or angel food cake.  

This is a great recipe for dessert or a fruit salad in the warmer months.  The yogurt/lemon/lemoncello sauce really adds a nice presentation and edgy taste, not too sweet or tart.

OMG... This is my new way to serve fruit. Take the ordinary to extraordinary. I love to serve marinated fruit with a liqueur flavor such as grand mariner, however this one with the limoncello and the lemon curd topping is the bomb! Thanks Ina you are the best!

I love lemon and thought this would be a hit and it was.  Served it for dessert over pound cake.  I used strawberries, blackberries and raspberries.  My husband, who usually prefers a chocolate dessert, loved it also.  I will be making this all through berry season!

I didn't use the liquor but it was still devine. I almost left out the bananas because I don't usually put them in a fruit salad but I'm glad I didn't because they were perfect in this.  I used Ina's homemade lemon curd instead of the jarred stuff.  It's very good but very tart so I was glad that I was mixing it into this recipe. Thanks Ina.

This is mind blowing it is so good. Picky men and children who don't like fruit ate it up over and over. Will serve it all the time.

This was a real hit with my friends.  I served it over Claire Robinsons buttermilk panna cotta. I made Inas lemon curd which is also a very easy recipe. A very impressive summer dessert when  fresh fruit is so tasty.  I used black berries also. Yummo

This is a delicious recipe, kids even love it!  The greek yogurt, honey, lemon curd and vanilla are so flavorful, it really doesn't require the limoncello, although that's a plus.  So nice for a summer evening.

This has been a huge hit at every party I've brought it to! When I brought this to a potluck picnic, people couldn't believe it was home-made. I substituted the limoncello with lemon juice, and I also found that the dip tasted better after setting in the fridge for a couple hours. I found the lemon curd at Byerly's in the jelly aisle; it took a while to find it. Delicious recipe!

This will be a regular summer dessert at our house.  Didn't have Limoncello on hand, so I used Triple Sec with the zest of one lemon.  The lemon yogurt topping was delicious!  Served it at a dinner party.  One guest even ate my husband's portion!  Lucky for him, there was a little left over, so he at least got a taste.

So delcious!  Wonderful dessert for a hot summer evening!!  And so easy.

This recipe is SO GOOD and SO EASY!  I had extra lemon-yogurt topping and have found lots of uses for it- I've mixed it with cottage cheese and chopped almonds for a quick high protein breakfast and I have used it for a dip for ANY kind of fresh fruit... even my super picky 7 year old loves it!

This was absolutely wonderful! I tripled the recipe, even the little ones liked it. Lemon yogurt topping is fabulous!! I used Fage Total and trader joes lemon curd

I made this for a church luncheon, it is easy to make for a crowd, and people always want more!

I made this for a family brunch. It was gone in 5 minutes! They liked it so much, they forced me to make it again Christmas morning. Extremely easy to make and a real crowd pleaser! I for sure recommend!

delicious, easy to make and very healthy!  Ina does it again.  She is the only chef I can try her recipes knowing they will turn out right the first time.  of course, reading the reviews by other trusty foodies also helps me greatly!  thanks to you all!

Delicious! My husband and guests loved this salad. We had already made lemoncello with Meyer Lemons, from a Food Network recipe, so that added a special touch!

A great way to get my husband to eat fresh fruit.  This followed a cheese, sausage and broccoli soup that was heavy, perfect.   

Sooo Good!  I used the Limmoncello and added some smoked salmon.  It was a big hit at our church picnic! Next time I am going to add more salmon.

Yeah, Limmoncello costs some bucks but there are plenty of recipes that call for it, and if you still have too much, add some to your Mai Tai - you'll be surprised!  The point is, this is a show stopper. No one, I mean, NO ONE, has ever made a fruit salad this good...'til Ms. Ina. I've tried somewhere close to 150 recipes from Foodnetwork.com, and this one lands squarely in the top 5.  BTW,  I'm not over-the-top for Rachel Ray's recipes, but her Saffron Spaghetti Carbonara is unbelievable. But, I digress, just take this fruit salad to work or a family function, oh, and it really doesn't matter what fruit you put in it, you will be a rock star for a day. 

I didn't have the raspberries but my boyfriend and I loved the lemon flavoring.  I served this with Ina's Steak Sandwich (which is AWESOME) and chocolate turtle brownies for dessert.  A huge Summer picnic hit!

I was able to substitute for the Limoncello with a ratio of 6:1 simple syrup to lemon extract. Delicious.

i have made this a million times... the first time i couldn't find lemon curd so i bought fat free lemon yogurt and have made it this way every time.  just added the honey and vanilla and went from there.  this is a perfect recipe when the berries are in season!!!!!!!!!!!!! everyone loves it.

Summer heat has returned to Orlando and this was very refreshing with dinner last night. Made the recipe as written for 6 but there are only 2 of us. Yes, the fruit was soggy this morning. Dumped it all in the blender with the left over yogurt topping and it made a very delicious smoothie!

I make this all the time. It's great as a side dish or as a desert. Even the kids like it.

I made this for a recipe exchange party and everyone raved about it. It was so fast and easy to make and absolutely delicious! I didn't have raspberries so I added more of the other berries and got distracted by my guests and forgot to add the banana, but is was still fabulous! I found all of the ingredients (except Limoncello) at Trader Joe's so it was one stop shopping:) Since I forked over the $$ for the Limoncello, it looks like this will be a regular addition to our weekend breakfast menu. Thanks Ina for a great idea!

I love Greek yogurt!  I usually just mix honey with it, but adding the lemon curd made the yogurt taste even more amazing!  I used Rowena's Sugar Free Lemon Curd that I found at Whole Foods.  I added kiwi to the mix and forgot the banana.  My brunch guests enjoyed the fruit salad and have started adding lemon curd to my morning breakfast yogurt.  

I doubled the ingredients to make enough for about 13 people. The yogurt topping came out a little runny, so it was more of a syrup, but still...everyone LOVED it. They were expecting a plain fruit salad, so when they bit into the fruit they were pleasantly surprised with the sweet lemon and honey flavor. I had to share the recipe with the whole party. i DEFINITELY recommend this recipe, and will be using it in the future! INA ROCKS!!

I served this fruit along with the Barfood Contessa Sticky Buns and every one wanted the recpes's.  It was a morning meeting.  Loved the presentation of the food.  I also served Coffe and Hot tea.  

This was wonderful! I made this for Thanksgiving, I doubled the recipie and added blackberries. My family ate this with dinner and as desert. We had no leftovers! It is wonderful! We make our own lemoncello, so with desert, we served lemoncello over ice. I sent the recipe to all of my family members, even the ones who prefer to eat out! Thanks Ina!!!!

Null should keep her opinion about behavior to herself.  Apparently Null doesn't have any true friends.  The questions I have is whether or not Null even made the Fruit Salad...

I am not an Ina fan, but this stuff ROCKS!  Light and tasty!

I served this as a dessert after a BBQ.  It was the perfect dessert after a heavy meal with steak, etc.  I, too, omitted the sugar in the fruit and this recipe was a hit with everyone.  You just can't go wrong with Ina's recipes.

Wonderful and easy! I can't wait to make it again.

 Every time I need a recipe that absolutely has to be good I turn to Ina and she never fails me. This was SO good and so easy. Something that can be served  for so many purposes. Salad, dessert, brunch, dinner or a luncheon. It just seems to work anywhere. Kudos Ina!

One of my friends made this fruit salad a while ago and I was so impressed that I had to look up the recipe and make it myself. I didn't use the limoncello because I served it to my two small children...plus, I just used a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar on the fruit. Just the lemon yogurt  and very little sugar on the fruit was still enough to please my family and have them asking for more!

OMG, this is heavenly!  My family loves desserts, my father especially, so I am always baking. This summer it has been hotter then usual in Houston, as if Houston isn't hot enough already. I have been looking for a dessert for which I did not have to turn the oven on and that is was not ice cream. When I saw this on the show, I just had to make it and was not dissapointed. Everyone loved it, even the people who don't like raspberry, they ate the whole thing, without picking the fruit out and went back for seconds!  Thank you for this recpipe!

This is a GREAT recipe.  The best fruit salad I've had yet. I'll definitely be makin this again

Awesome....awesome....awesome is all I can say.  It was easy to make.  The hardest thing was finding afforable Limoncello -- the liquour is pretty expensive so I will definately be looking for other recipes to use it in.  Well back to this recipe it was the most delicious fruit salad I have ever made.  The lemon sauce was so good.  I made this for an office luncheon and everyone raved over it and was still talking about it today.  Thank you Ina for such a wonderful dessert.

II too was unable to find fage in my grocery so instead made my own greek yogurt..All you do is buy plain yogurt *suggest dannon, place it in a colinder lined with either coffee filters or paper towels..Place in bowl and let juices drain out of yogurt for about 12 hours..You end up with a thick wonderful "greek" yogurt.. I also covered yogurt with a clean kitchen towel before placing in frig. Good Luck Patti

We have had 1/4 of a bottle of Lemoncello in our freezer for over 3 years.  We also had an opened  jar of lemon curd in our fridge for 3 months+.  We had no idea we could have been putting this incredible dessert together all this time!  This is the easiest and most wonderful summer dessert ever.  DELICIOUS!!!!  Ina, you Rock!

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THIS RECIPE IS TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!  I HAVE PASSED THIS RECIPE ON TO MANY FRIENDS.

Entertained with this and it was a crowd favorite.  Since pregnant, did not use liquor but substituted with 3 tbl frozen lemonade concentrate.  Simply placed into a small bowl and stirred until melted enough to pour over fruit.  FABULOUS.  Also, If storing fruit for several hours or days add 1-2 tablespoons of the juice that has accumulated to a glass of Simply Lemonade for a fresh fruit punch.  Add seltzer water for a perfect spritzer.  Easy Breezy.

Ina-OMG-Ina, this was by far the best dessert I have ever made or tasted. Truth be told, I don't care for baking or making desserts, but this was so up my alley.  I did use Splenda though, and just to taste-maybe a teaspoonful as I am not a fan of "sweet'.  With such fabulous berries in season right now, no need for more and it was spot on. I also cubed some Entenmen's butter loaf, baked it in a 350 oven until toasted and used them for the base to soak up ALL THAT limoncello sauce! Incredible and thank you!

a very quick and elegant dessert! used the fage greek yogurt and a locally made lemon curd. i too thought the sugar overpowered the natural sweetness of the berries and the lemon curd yogurt. i made it again without the sugar in the fruit and eased up on the lemon curd and it tasted just right. thanks ina!!

this was a very light and refreshing dessert.  kids loved it, used fresh lemon juice instead of limoncello which gave a great brightness.

This dessert was absolutely wonderful. Easy, light, and delicious.

super simple to prepare although i found the amount of sugar this recipe calls for to be too overpowering.  the lemon curd and honey along with the natural sweetness of the fruit was enough for me

The lemon yogurt was just over the top.  I will be serving this at my Bed and Breakfast in Leavenworth, WA.  Thank you Ina.

Easy to make, very refreshing. Everyone loved it.

Made this fantastic light dessert for a dinner party that included a couple very picky gourmet chefs - everyone loved it!  The lemon sauce is incredible.   This will definitely be made often at our house.

We made this "dessert" tonight and it was amazing.  The grocer was out of plain greek yogurt so I used vanilla greek instead.  Worked great!  My nearly 2-year old devoured the yogurt topping with strawberries (sans limoncello) a new fave in our home!  Thanks Ina!!

I made this for Christmas breakfast yesterday and the whole family raved! The yogurt topping was the perfect compliment to the fruit. It was so delicious. I doubled the recipe and we all couldn't stop eating it. Try this; you won't regret it!

What would be a good substitute for Fage or other Greek yogurt as I am not able to find any ?

I served the whole menu for a fancy holiday lunch and finished with this fruit salad. Even folks who think dessert isn't dessert without chocolate loved this salad. It was fresh, creamy, tangy, and delicious. A great idea and easy-peasy to put together for a crowd.

I made this for dessert last night, along with the baked shrimp scampi, and it was soooo good! and so easy too! I used limoncello that I had recently brought back from italy, and witht he topping its just heavenly! I will say, however, that some of the fruit doesn't keep very well after soaking in the liquid ofr a long time. THings like the bananas and raspberries got very mushy by the next day. So my suggestion would be to make this for a crowd of people that you know will eat it all in one sitting, instead of just for yourself haha. 

Thank you for such an easy and healthy dessert.  I made it right away.  I had to substitute a couple items as they were not in our supermarket. I used homemade lime curd form your cookbook, and Grand Marnier since I could not find limoncello liqueur. My family loved it. I love your show.

I saw this on your show yesterday and had to make it. It was delicious! I substituted blackberries for the blueberries and omitted the banana, per my son's request. We both loved it. He said we should make it for our next family event. Thanks for another great recipe!

fruit salad with limoncello

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 6

Author : Ina Garten

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