Layered Fruit Salad

Name: Layered Fruit Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches); 2 cups fresh or drained canned pineapple chunks; 1 cup seedless red grapes; 2 medium bananas, sliced; 2 medium oranges, sectioned; 1 medium grapefruit, sectioned; 1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced; 2 medium kiwifruit, peeled and sliced

This colorful salad is a real eye-catcher, and it tastes as good as it looks. Fresh fruit is always a welcome side dish with a summer meal. The addition of oranges and grapefruit gives this salad a different twist. -Page Alexander, Baldwin City, Kansas

Ingredients

1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
2 cups fresh or drained canned pineapple chunks
1 cup seedless red grapes
2 medium bananas, sliced
2 medium oranges, sectioned
1 medium grapefruit, sectioned
1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced
2 medium kiwifruit, peeled and sliced

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the juices, sugar, zest and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool completely.
Meanwhile, layer fruit in a glass serving bowl. Remove cinnamon stick from the sauce; pour sauce over fruit. Cover and refrigerate for several hours.