Easy & Great Tasting Fruit Salads Recipe

Ingredients:

• Two cups of Strawberries
• 1/2 cup of Red Grapes
• 1/2 cup of Green Grapes
• Three Banana`s cut into small slices
• Six Peaches cut into thin slices
• 1/2 cup of splenda (or even less if you don’t wish it to be sweet)
• For the fruit salad dressing you will need to mix 1/4 cup of lime juice with 1/4 cup of pineapple juice and mix it in with the previous 6 ingredients into a large bowl.

Ingredients:

1. One can Mandarin Oranges
2. Two Bananna`s cut into small pieces
3. One cup of crushed Pineapple
4. One cup of flaked Coconut
5. One papaya sliced into medium cubes
6. One cup of Sour Cream

Combine all ingredients into large mixing bowl and refrigerate for at least 6 hours. For impressing your lovely lady try serving the fruit salad in a hollowed out pineapple shell.
Each of these easy and great tasting fruit salads can stay fresh for up to a week if put into air tight containers, but remember to store your fruits in the proper areas in your home to keep them ripe and fresh tasting.

Winter Fruit Salad

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cantaloupe or honeydew melon
• 4 grapefruits
• 4 oranges
• Grated zest from ½ lime
• 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste
• 1 cup fresh pomegranate seeds (arils)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Use a melon baller to scoop out the fruit, then place melon balls in a serving bowl.
2. Cut the grapefruit and oranges at both ends. Cut the peel off the fruit, removing the white parts but preserving the flesh. Once the fruit is peeled, slide a knife between each of the membranes, carefully removing the fruit only. Work over the serving bowl to collect all the juice.
3. Put the fruit in a bowl along with the melon and add the zest.
4. Drizzle salad with honey. Garnish with pomegranate seeds. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Winter Fruit Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

• ½ cup white sugar
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons diced onions
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2/3; cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1 head romaine lettuce , rinsed, dried and torn into bite
• 4 ounces shredded swiss cheese
• 1 cup cashews
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 1 apple , peeled, cored and cubed
• 1 pear , cubed

Directions:

1. In a blender or food processor, combine sugar, lemon juice, onion, mustard and salt.
2. Process until well blended.
3. With machine still running add oil in a slow steady stream until mixture is thick and smooth.
4. Add poppy seeds and process just a few seconds more to mix.
5. In a large serving bowl combine the romaine lettuce, shredded swiss cheese, cashews, dried cranberries, cubed apple and cubed pear.
6. Toss to mix then pour dressing over salad just before serving and toss to coat.

Chicken Fruit Salad Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 3 tablespoons fruit-flavored vinegar
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 8 cups mixed salad greens
• 2 cups sliced cooked chicken breast, (see Tip)
• 2 cups chopped melon, such as cantaloupe and/or honeydew
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted (see Tip)
• 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

PREPARATION:
Whisk sour cream, vinegar, sugar, poppy seeds, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth. Reserve 1/4 cup of the dressing in a small bowl. Add the mixed greens to the large bowl and toss to coat. Divide among 4 plates and top with chicken, melon, walnuts and feta. Drizzle each portion with 1 tablespoon of the reserved dressing.
TIPS & NOTES:
Tips: To poach chicken breast: Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a medium skillet or saucepan and add lightly salted water to cover; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.
To toast chopped or sliced nuts, heat a small dry skillet over medium-low heat. Add nuts and cook, stirring, until lightly browned and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
NUTRITION
Per serving: 248 calories; 11 g fat ( 4 g sat , 2 g mono ); 55 mg cholesterol; 18 g carbohydrates; 21 g protein; 4 g fiber; 346 mg sodium; 371 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (140% daily value), Vitamin C (50% dv).
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 2 lean meat, 2 fat

Frozen Cranberry Fruit Salad Recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 c. whole cranberries
• 1 3/4 c. crushed pineapple
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 c. lemon juice
• 1-8 oz. container cool whip

Combine ingredients and freeze until you are ready to serve.

Blueberry and blackberry combined is my favorite.  I also like to swap out the citrus ingredient as well.  Try tangelos, oranges, or grapefruit.  Finally many put this in a jello-o mold to create a lovely presentation.  I prefer to spoon it out into a pretty single serving as seen in the photo.