Lemony Fruit Salad Recipe

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When I was a teenager, I did all the cooking for my family of 10. I came up with this recipe when I was partway through making a different salad and discovered I didn't have all the ingredients.

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Lemony Fruit Salad Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + Cook: 5 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1-1/2 teaspoons poppy seeds
4 medium apples, diced
1 can (11 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
1 large carrot, grated
1/2 cup raisins
Lettuce leaves, optional

Directions

For dressing, combine the sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel and poppy seeds in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; cool.
In a large bowl, combine the apples, oranges, carrot and raisins. Add dressing and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 125 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lemony Fruit Salad in Country Extra May 2005, p49