Fruit salad is probably one of the easiest and tastiest things in the world to make. Any seven-year old can whip up their salad in no time at all. In fact, for a real bonding time with your kids, you can involve them in the kitchen and have fun whipping up this fabulous dessert.
This is particularly popular during the summer when fresh fruits abound, however, summer or winter, it doesn’t really matter as fruits grow all year round. There’s really nothing to putting together fruit salad recipes. The secret is really just in picking out the best fruits. Below are fantastic fruit salad recipes you can do in your very own kitchen:
Contributed by Low Jeremy
Ingredients
Dressing Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup Sour Cream
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
Salad Ingredients:
- 2 medium apples cubed 1/2 inch, 2 cups
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup cranberries sweetened, dried
- 1/2 cup green grapes seedless, halved
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 rib celery 1/2 cup, chopped
- 1/2 cup cranberries sweetened, dried
- 1/2 cup green grapes seedless, halved
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 rib celery 1/2 cup, chopped
Instructions
- Combine sour cream and mayonnaise in small bowl; set aside.
- Place apples and lemon juice in large bowl; gently toss. Add all remaining salad ingredients. Add dressing; toss to coat.
- Cover; refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
Ingredients
- 1 20-ounce can pineapple crushed, not drained
- 1 4-serving size package pistachio pudding mix instant
- 1 container non dairy whipped topping thawed, 12-ounce
- 2 large bananas sliced
- 2 cups marshmallows miniature
- 1 17-ounce can fruit cocktail drained
- 1 11-ounce can mandarin oranges drained
Instructions
- Pour instant pudding mix into a large mixing bowl. Add pineapple, and mix well. Mix in nondairy whipped topping. Stir in bananas, marshmallows, fruit cocktail, and mandarin oranges.
- Cover, and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
Ingredients
- 1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks drained (or 2 1/2 to 3 cups fresh chunks)
- 3 grapefruits peeled and sectioned
- 2 cups strawberries sliced
- 1 mango pitted, peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 3 tablespoons cilantro chopped, fresh
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Combine pineapple, grapefruit, strawberries and mango in a large serving bowl; set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine orange juice, lime juice and cilantro. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain and discard cilantro. Stir in honey. Pour over fruit mixture and toss until evenly coated.
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