Autumn Fruit Salad

Love this recipe--have made it for a couple years now. The celery and walnuts add great texture and flavor contrast to the sweet apples and grapes. I do add about 1/4 t cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg to the dressing, as I'm incapable of making anything with apples and not using those spices : ) One minor gripe, though, that keeps me from giving it 5 stars--the recipe as written makes WAY too much dressing. As the dressing is quite sweet, the fruit chunks wind up sitting in pool of grayish sugar, which is not very attractive and is kind of sticky and gloppy in your mouth. I haven't bothered to rescale the dressing yet; I just make the salad, let it sit in the fridge for a few hours, then drain in a colander. That takes off probably 3/4 cup of dressing, which leaves the fruit, nuts and celery lightly coated instead of swimming. Other than the too-much dressing problem, this is a great recipe.

I made this recipe for my sister's baby shower and everyone loved it! People asked me for the recipe! Beware-I did burn the sauce the first time so be sure to watch it closely. It thickened pretty quickly. I also will not add as much flour to the recipe. I thought there was a strong taste in the sauce, but overall a success! thanks

It's true, it's best if drained before serving. I would put lemon juice on the apples before mixing with anything else-if they start turning brown, the salad is much less appetizing. Dried cranberries also go very well mixed in with this combination.

I was skeptical about including the celery, and although it actually worked quite well, I would probably omit it next time (just personal preference). Good stuff. Thanks, Kathryn!

Turned out wonderful for the Labor day gathering. Followed one reviewer's suggestion of draining it before serving so it didn't just sit in the gooe. Was so very good. The walnuts were a must. Always add them!

I scaled the servings down to 8 and it was still plenty. The dressing was entirely to sweet!! The mixture of fruit and nuts was good but even after draining it well before serving, it was still too sweet. Probably won't make it again.

I have made this recipe with only a slight decrease in the amount of sugar, several times. It is always delicious and popular.

I made it. I didn't have celery. So, I added pineapples. It gave it a nice sweet kick!

Excellent fruit salad. I have added granny smith apples for more color.

Simply delicious!