Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US) sexually attractive young women.

1968

K. Brasselle Cannibals 398: I noticed there were some extremely beautiful young girls sitting there [...] ‘Fruit salad’ was always prevalent in this type of place.

2. (US gay) a group of gay men.

1972		B. Rodgers Queens’ Vernacular.
1988		H. Max Gay (S)language.
1990		(ref. to 1944) A. Bérubé Coming Out Under Fire 55: Ben Small recalled [...] gay trainees ‘kind of migrated to other gays in the barracks, and sometimes it would be referred to as the “fruit corner” or the “fruit salad”’.
2000		Guardian Rev. 22 Apr. 10: It makes Robin Cook’s dopey bint and Portillo’s fruit-salad days look a bit limp.