Summer Fresh Fruit Salad

Name: Summer Fresh Fruit Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups watermelon, seeded and cut into bite-size pieces; 2 cups cantaloupe, cut into bite-size pieces; 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks; 2 cups strawberries, hulled and halved if large; 2 cups fresh peaches - peeled, pitted, and cut into bite-size pieces; 1 cup seedless grapes; 1 cup kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces; ¼ cup cold water; ¼ cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed; ¼ cup frozen limeade concentrate, thawed; ¼ cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; 1 cup toasted pecans; 12 lettuce leaves

Rating: 5 stars

5 Ratings
4 Reviews
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A delicious, colorful blend of summer's fresh fruit topped with citrus dressing and finished with toasted pecans.

By Kitten

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Recipe Summary

prep:

45 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings:

Yield:

12 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

In a large salad bowl, gently toss together the watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, strawberries, peaches, grapes, and kiwi until thoroughly combined.

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Step 2

Combine the water and orange juice, limeade, and lemonade concentrates in a small bowl. Pour the dressing over the fruit salad. Gently toss, and sprinkle the salad with toasted pecans. Serve salad scooped on lettuce leaves.

Cook's Note

The nice thing about the fruit salad is, you can increase or decrease the amount of fruit and you can vary the fruit according to family preferences. If your family likes one fruit more than another or if you have a different selection of fruit, it would be okay to add what is available. Also, if you would like a fruit vinaigrette dressing I think adding an additional flavor is quite okay. A raspberry walnut vinaigrette dressing would be very nice. Or, if you prefer, you don't need to use any dressing. In this case I feel the fruit salad can stand on its own.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

163 calories; protein 2.1g; carbohydrates 26.3g; fat 6.9g; sodium 8.7mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (4)

Most helpful positive review

Kitten

09/04/2011

When AR edited my recipe they left out a few things which I thought should have been included. One is when you pour the dressing over the fruit I had the fruit in a large colander so the excess dressing would drain off and when serving the salad I said to serve in individual servings and top with toasted pecans or you can leave it in a large dish and allow guests to serve themselves. But just before serving sprinkle the top with the toasted pecans either way. Read More

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