2/23/2012

Fresh Fruit Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing


Dressing:

  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup frozen limeade concentrate , thawed
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon orange peel , grated
  • ½ teaspoon poppy seed
  • ¼ teaspoon ground mustard

Salad:

  1. 2 cups fresh blueberries
  2. 4 medium peaches , peeled and sliced
  3. 4 medium oranges , peeled and sliced
  4. 4 kiwi , peeled and sliced

Directions:

  1. Combine dressing ingredients in small bowl.
  2. Arrange fruit in bowls and top with dressing.
  3. Enjoy.

Pasta Fruit Salad


Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 T. flour
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 2 T. lemon juice
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 T. oil
  • 1 16 oz. Ronzoni Acini Pepe pasta
  • 2 20 oz. cans pineapple chunks (drained) juice reserved
  • 1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple (drained) juice reserved
  • 3 11 oz. cans mandarin oranges (drained)
  • 1 8 oz. carton light Cool Whip
  • 1/2 cup coconut (optional)

your choice of fresh fruit can be added just before serving.
I like to add fresh quartered strawberries, sliced bananas,
and red or green grapes halved lengthwise.


Directions:

  1. Combine sugar, flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  2. Gradually stir in pineapple juice and eggs.
  3. Cook over moderate heat, stirring until thickened.
  4. Stir in lemon juice & cool to room temperature.
  5. Bring water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt & oil to a boil.
  6. Add soup pasta
  7. Cook at rolling boil until done (about 9 minutes)
  8. Drain, and rinse with cold water and drain again.
  9. Cool to room Temperature.
  10. Combine pasta with egg mixture & mix gently. Refrigerate overnight in an air tight container.
  11. Add remaining ingredients except fresh fruit.
  12. Keep refrigerated in an air tight container until ready to serve.
  13. Salad will keep for a week if kept in an air tight container.
  14. When ready to serve, remove the amount you need & add fresh fruit.
  15. Serve in fruit cups & garnish as desired
  16. This makes almost a gallon or more when fresh fruit is added

Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe


Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredient List:

  • 3 medium bananas
  • 1 cup strawberries, halved
  • 4 medium oranges, pared and sectioned
  • 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved

Sour Cream Honey Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 Tablespoon orange juice


Step 1: Slice bananas, strawberries, oranges, and grapes. Place in large mixing bowl.
Step 2: In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, honey and orange juice and mix well.
Step 3: Coat the fresh fruit with the dressing and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.