Sunday, December 20, 2009

Anyone have any good fruit salad recipes?

i don't like pineapple so recipes that don't include it would be great :) and is the salad good to store in the fridge for a few days? i also think walnuts or some type of honey oat cluster or something sounds good...any recipes you know like that?Anyone have any good fruit salad recipes?
Waldorf Salad #1





Ingredients


1 medium Granny Smith apple, cored and coarsely chopped (1 cup)


1 medium pear, cored and coarsely chopped (1 cup)


1/2 cup thinly sliced celery


1/2 cup halved seedless red grapes


1/2 cup toasted walnut pieces


2 kiwifruits, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced


1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing


1/3 cup lemon-flavor yogurt


1 tablespoon honey


Lettuce leaves (optional)





Directions


Toss together apple, pear, celery, grapes, walnuts, and kiwifruit slices in a large bowl. Stir together the mayonnaise or salad dressing, yogurt, and honey in a small bowl; fold gently into fruit mixture. Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours. Serve on lettuce leaves, if desired.





Waldorf Salad #2





Ingredients


2 cups chopped apples or pears (2 medium)


1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice


1/3 cup slivered almonds or chopped pecans, toasted


1/4 cup celery


1/4 cup dried red tart cherries or raisins


1/4 cup seedless grapes, halved


1/3 cup whipping cream


1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing





Directions


In a medium mixing bowl toss chopped apples or pears with lemon juice. Stir in nuts, celery, cherries or raisins, and grapes.





For dressing, in a chilled, small mixing bowl whip the cream to soft peaks. Fold mayonnaise or salad dressing into the whipped cream. Fold dressing into fruit mixture. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours.





For a fresh fruit salad, use your favorite combination of any of the following fresh fruits:





Watermelon


Cantaloupe


Honeydew


Grapes - both green and red


Strawberries


Blueberries


Raspberries


Blackberries


Orange segments


Sliced bananas


Apples


Pears


Peaches


Pitted cherries


Mango


Papaya


Kiwi


Star Fruit


Shredded coconut or coconut flakes


Granola clusters


Chopped pecans or walnuts





Sprinkle a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice over the fruit to keep the fruit from turning brown and serve as is or with whipped cream, yogurt or sour cream dabbed on top.





SACAnyone have any good fruit salad recipes?
2 cups watermelon


1 apple, sliced


2/3 cup pineapple, in pieces


11/3 cup honeydew melon


1 cup cantaloupe


2 or 3 kiwis


2 oranges, in pieces


1/2 cup orange juice


8 strawberries, sliced


2 tbsp. cinnamon


1 tbsp. sugar (optional)


1/4 cup ground coconut


1/2 peaches (optional)


1 cup nuts (your choice)





1. Mix chopped fruit and nuts together.


2. Pour on orange juice


3. Sprinkle on cinnamon, sugar, and coconut


4. Chill in refridgerator for 1 hour or more


5. serve with orange juice and fresh strawberries
Watermelon, canteloupe, honeydew, mango, strawberries, apples, and grapes. Top with walnuts, granoloa, coconut and raisins and fruit salad dressing.





Recipe for fruit salad dressing: 1 can of condensed milk


1 med. container of sour cream


1 tablespoon of vanilla extract





Mix ingredients until smooth.
Just drain a can of fruit cocktail, add some Cool Whip, a bit of coconut and you have a very simple and quite tasty salad.





If you want, add some fine chopped nuts or crunchies before serving.





Enjoy
OK i had this 2 days ago... It was gone the same day!!!





Watermelon, walnuts, apple slices, lettuce, and raspberry vinaigrette dressing. The sweet and tangy r a match made in heaven. I hope u like it.
Most fruit salads have Pineapples, Do you want a salad with pudding or a salad with lettuce?
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