Rachels Cream Cheese Fruit Salad Recipes

CREAM CHEESE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl. On high speed, beat in the whipped topping. Fold in the bananas, pineapple, fruit cocktail, apple, and coconut. If desired, mix in the maraschino cherries, pecans, and raisins. Pour the salad into a serving bowl, and chill 1 hour before serving.

THE RACHEL SANDWICH

Steps:

• Heat a griddle or large skillet over medium-high heat. Layer turkey slices on griddle and let cook for 1 minute.
• Butter one side of 1 slice of bread and spread opposite side with Russian dressing; place buttered-side down on griddle. Butter one side of remaining slice of bread and place buttered-side down on griddle; top with cheese. Turn turkey and top with coleslaw. Cook until turkey and bread are warmed through and cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Sandwich turkey and coleslaw between bread. Slice and serve immediately.

RACHEL'S FRUITY RICE SALAD

Steps:

• PREPARATION.
• Bring adequate (two cups?) amount of salted water to rolling boil, add rice, turmeric & raisins.
• Stir so that turmeric mixes into rice and can be absorbed, bring rice back to boil, then turn right down to simmer covered for rest of cooking time (10 - 12 minutes?).
• Once rice is cooked, rinse/drain; set aside to cool.
• Finely chop both green pepper & white onion.
• Chunky chop (not fine) half of the peaches from the can.
• Add pepper, onion, peaches, cayenne pepper/peri peri, chutney, mayonnaise, salt & pepper to rice turning ingredients into rice gently so as not to mash rice.
• Garnish with parsley.
• VARIATIONS.
• •Try adding 1/4 cup brown rice which would need cooking separately as it takes longer to cook. just stir into plain rice before adding other ingredients.
• •Using a tablespoon of either lemon or lime juice gives this dish a nice twist, or even try using lemon or lime rind for an extra zing.