Deluxe Fruit Salad Recipes

PERFECT SUMMER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Bring orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.
• Layer the fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

DELUXE DRESSING FOR FRUIT SALADS

Steps:

• Cook all ingredients EXCEPT WHIPPED CREAM in double boiler until thick. When consistency of pudding, take off from heat. Pour into bowl and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
• Whip 1 cup of heavy whipping cream until stiff and fold into chilled mixture until smooth. Best served over assorted, cut up fruits.

DELUXE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir strawberries and sugar set aside.In a 2-quart serving bowl, place 1 1/2 cups of the blueberries set remaining blueberries aside.Sprinkle bananas with lemon juice. Place bananas on top of blueberries. Add a layer of strawberries with sugar, then oranges. Arrange quartered pineapple slices in a circle around outer edge. Fill center of circle with remaining 1/2 cup blueberries. Top blueberries with reserved pineapple slice. Finish arrangement with eight reserved strawberry slices around pineapple slice. Carefully pour liqueur over the fruit. Cover and chill for 1 hour.Just before serving, top with powdered sugar and decorate with mint leaves.