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Festive Fruit Salads for Your Holiday Table
by Rachel Paxton
I love fruit salads. Unfortunately, many of the best fruit salad
recipes are very high in calories and take a little more
preparation time than you might want to spend.
The holiday season is a perfect time to try some new fruit salad
recipes. Your family will love them and they make a delicious,
colorful addition to any Thanksgiving or Christmas table. If you
are counting calories, many ingredients can be substituted with a
lower calorie version, e.g., sugar-free Jello, low-fat cream
cheese, cottage cheese, or sour cream. Enjoy!
Frozen Cranberry Salad
1 (15 oz.) can whole cranberry sauce
1 (15 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
Mix all ingredients together and freeze in bowl or mold. Serve this salad on
lettuce.
Strawberry Supreme Salad
1 (6 oz.) pkg. strawberry jello
2 c. boiling water
2 pkgs. frozen strawberries
1 (15 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 c. miniature marshmallows
1/2 c. chopped nuts
2 (8 oz.) cartons sour cream
Dissolve jello in boiling water. Add frozen strawberries
immediately. Stir until strawberries separate. Add pineapple,
marshmallows, and nuts, stir together. Put half of this mixture
in bowl and chill until set. Keep remainder of jello mixture at
room temperature. When jello sets, remove from refrigerator and
drizzle sour cream evenly over it. Spoon remaining jello mixture
on top and chill until set. May be made a day ahead. (Use 9x9
inch pan).
Lemon-Lime Cottage Cheese Salad
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon jello
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lime jello
1 c. hot water
1 (15 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 c. evaporated milk
1 c. Miracle Whip or mayonnaise
1 pint cottage cheese
1 c. chopped nuts
Dissolve jello in hot water. Add salad dressing, to which milk
has been stirred in a little at a time, in separate bowl, before
adding to jello. Add cottage cheese, pineapple and nuts. Pour
into mold and let set in refrigerator several hours.
Christmas Salad
6-oz. cream cheese
1 c. mayonnaise
1 c. heavy cream, whipped
1/2 c. red maraschino cherries, cut in half
1/2 c. green maraschino cherries, cut in half
1 (15 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 c. miniature marshmallows
Combine cream cheese and mayonnaise; blend well. Add fruit. Mix
well and fold in whipped cream. Freeze. Thaw about 15 minutes
before cutting into servings. Can be frozen in one dish or
thicker or thinner servings, or in cupcake pans.
Cinnamon Candy Salad
1 (6 oz.) pkg. lemon or orange jello
1/2 c. cinnamon red hots
1 3/4 c. hot water
1 small pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. heavy cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1 large Red Delicious apple, grated
Boil together water and cinnamon red hots until candy is
completely dissolved. Mix syrup with jello, add apple. Blend
cream cheese, cream, and salt. Stir into jello and allow to stand
overnight in refrigerator.
Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom who is the author of
What's for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than 250 quick
easy dinner ideas. For more recipes, gardening, organizing tips,
home decorating, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative
Homemaking at http://www.creativehomemaking.com.
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