Recipe Thread

[AmberLee]

As promised, here is the recipe for the Fruit Salad I brought to both potlucks. Sorry I forgot to post it earlier. It's tricky though, because you just add whatever fruits that appeal to you from the produce section when you are making it, really...

Note: wash all fruit, pit all seeded fruit, peel apples and kiwi ...
Cut all fruit into bite size pieces

Salad:

Fresh fruits -- add to taste and per seasonal availability
. apples at least 2
. banana at least 1
. orange
. seedless grapes, green or flame or both
. plums
. pears
. nectarines
. kiwi (Chinese Gooseberries)
. berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries

Canned fruits -- add as available to augment fresh fruit supply
. marachino cherries, halved, at least 8
. peaches
. fruit cocktail
. mandarin orange slices


Salad Dressing:
. 8 ounces whipped topping (Cool Whip or generic)
. 4 ounces cream cheese
. juice from Marachino cherries
. juice from canned fruit, if needed, to whip dressing smooth


Salad Topping:
Chopped nuts, to taste -- pecans, toasted almonds, or walnuts per your preference

Mix bite size fruit pieces together (fresh and canned). Blend salad dressing together until smooth. Note: cream cheese may require mixing in blender or chopped into small piece prior to mixing into whipped topping. Cover fruit pieces thoroughly with dressing. Chill at least two hours. Top with chopped nuts, if desired, prior to serving.