Fruit Salad in a Pineapple Boat Recipe

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A sweet, summery treat that looks as good as it tastes! No one, young or old, will be able to resist this healthy fruit salad. Amy Short, Lesage, WV

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Fruit Salad in a Pineapple Boat Recipe

Prep: 50 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 fresh pineapple
2 cups cubed cantaloupe
1 cup halved fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 tablespoon lime juice
SAUCE:
1 cup fresh strawberries, mashed
1 cup (8 ounces) reduced-fat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lime juice
1-1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Stand pineapple upright; vertically cut about a third from one side, leaving the top attached. Remove fruit and discard outer peel from the smaller section. Remove fruit from the large section, leaving a 1/2-in. shell.
Chop fruit; place in a large bowl. Add the cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries and lime juice; toss to coat. Place in pineapple shell.
In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with fruit. Yield: 10 servings (1-1/3 cups sauce).

Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup fruit with 2 tablespoons sauce equals 81 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 21 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 fruit.

Originally published as Fruit Salad in a Pineapple Boat in Taste of Home June/July 2010, p71