Fabulous Fruit Salad Recipe

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This refreshing fruit salad bursts with a delightful citrus flavor. The recipe makes a big batch so it’s perfect for a holiday potluck.—Mary Louise Fash, Walterboro, South Carolina

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Fabulous Fruit Salad Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Yield: 10 Servings

25 5 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1-1/2 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 fresh pineapple, peeled and cubed
1 small cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cubed
1 large grapefruit, peeled and sectioned
1 large navel orange, peeled and sectioned
1 small red apple, chopped
1 small banana, sliced
1 cup fresh blueberries

Directions

In a small heavy saucepan, combine the first five ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture reaches 160° and is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Remove from the heat. Cool quickly by placing pan in a bowl of ice water; stir for 2 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the pineapple, cantaloupe, grapefruit, oranges, apple and banana. Pour dressing over fruit. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Just before serving, stir salad. Sprinkle with blueberries. Yield: 10 servings.

To Make Ahead: Dressing can be made a day in advance; cover and refrigerate.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 117 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 5 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Fabulous Fruit Salad in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2010, p78