Old Fashioned Fruit Salad Dressing Recipes

COOKED FRUIT SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving the juice. Set pineapple aside for salad. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Add egg, mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat and stir in butter. Cover and chill. Serve over a mixture of fresh or canned fruit.

GRANDMA'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a 1-cup measuring cup. In a large bowl, combine the pineapple, pears, peaches and grapes. Cover and refrigerate. , Add enough water to pineapple juice to measure 1 cup. Pour into a small saucepan. Whisk in pudding mix. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; set aside to cool to room temperature., Slice bananas into a small bowl. Drizzle with lemon juice; gently toss to coast. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain. Add bananas and cherries to chilled fruit. Add cooled pudding; toss gently to combine. Refrigerate until serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

OLD FASHIONED BOILED SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In microwave safe bowl mix sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• Whisk in the egg, vinegar, water and mustard.
• Microwave on high for 3 minutes then stir.
• Microwave again on high for 1 minute then stir and repeat in 1 minute increments until dressing comes to a boil and thickens - about 5 - 6 minutes total cook time. (It will continue to thicken as it cools).
• Add butter.
• Store in refrigerator.

OVERNIGHT FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a double boiler over medium heat, cook and stir eggs, sugar and vinegar until mixture is thickened and reaches 160°. Remove from the heat; stir in butter. Cool. , In a large serving bowl, combine grapes, marshmallows, pineapple, oranges and bananas; add cooled dressing and stir to coat. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. Just before serving, fold in whipped cream and pecans.

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir together salt, sugar, and paprika with lemon juice and vinegar until salt and sugar are dissolved.
• Whisk in sour cream, blending until smooth.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE SALAD WITH COOKED DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine all the dressing ingredients in a saucepan (sometimes I add the raisins in also, so they plump up before they go into the salad).
• Cook over low/medium low heat, while stirring constantly, until thickened and somewhat gloppy.
• Allow to cool (I put it in a bowl and stick it in the freezer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally).
• Mix together the salad ingredients (don't forget to toss in some extra lemon juice to keep the apples from browning).
• Pour the dressing over the salad and stir together (the dressing is a little gluey, so you will have to work it into the salad).

OLD FASHIONED SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Mix ingredients well and set aside for a few days.
• The longer this sits the better because as the dressing ages it gets thicker and thicker.
• This is a sweet and sour dressing and may be used on fruit salads, especially Waldorf, cabbage slaw, carrot and raisin, or even poured over head lettuce.