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Cookbook
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Side-Dishes
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Recipe
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Holiday Fruit Salad
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| Serves 8 |
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Preparation time 25 minutes |
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1 cup seedless grapes, cut in half
¾ cup celery, sliced
½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 small head lettuce, (optional)
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¼ cup sugar
4 tsp. cornstarch
2 Tbs. lemon juice
1- 13¼ oz. can pineapple
chunks in light syrup, drained,
reserve ½ cup syrup
4 medium oranges, peeled
and cut in chunks
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To make dressing, combine in a small sauce
pan sugar and cornstarch. Stir in reserved ½
cup pineapple syrup. Cook and stir over
medium heat until thick and bubbly. Cook 1
minute more. Remove from heat. Stir in
lemon juice and then chill the dressing.
Combine pineapple, oranges, grapes, celery and walnuts. Toss with the chilled dressing. Serve on lettuce-lined plates (optional).
Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 149 Calories, 5 g Total Fat, 45 calories from Fat, 1 g Saturated Fat, 12 mg Sodium , not a significant source of Cholesterol.
Nutrition Tip:
"Move over Waldorf salad. This fat free dressing enhances the flavor of the fruits and makes this salad a light alternative to a traditional high calorie salad."
Sandy Wales, Health Educator Assistant
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