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Apple Pineapple Salad Recipe

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"I came up with the recipe for this fun fruit salad several years ago," shares Jessie Craven of Odessa, Missouri. "It's a refreshing change of pace for me and my husband, who's diabetic.

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Apple Pineapple Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
1/4 cup reduced-fat margarine
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
Artificial sweetener equivalent to 2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups chopped apples
2 cups green grapes
2 teaspoon poppy seeds
3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

Drain pineapple juice into a saucepan. Add margarine and lemon juice; cook over medium heat until margarine is melted. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into juice mixture. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat; add sweetener. Cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine pineapple, apples, grapes and poppy seeds. Add the dressing; toss to coat Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, gently toss in pecans. Yield: 16 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One 1/2-cup serving equals 1 fruit, 1 fat; also, 105 calories, 34 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 14 gm carbohydrate, 1 gm protein, 6 gm fat.

Originally published as Apple Pineapple Salad in Taste of Home October/November 1997, p17

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Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2013 by tmfeasel

My daughter makes this so delicious

Reviewed on Aug. 07, 2012 by julieanne22

Deee-lish! And I love the fact that this is a fruit salad I can make all year long. The apples stay beautiful.

Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by bphillips355

I can't count how many times I've made this salad to take to potlucks; always a hit. For me the pecans give it that little extra something that other fruit salads don't have.

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2010 by mythyagain@yahoo.com

Very easy to make. Works well at potlucks or just about any meal.

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2010 by bluebowtye

This is a very yummy fall salad. Since you have to cook the dressing it takes a little extra time but the flavors really blend nicely.