Winter Fruit Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
• In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine pineapple chunks, oranges, apples and bananas. Pour warm sauce over the fruit; stir gently to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate.

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• For the fruit: Cut the grapefruits and oranges into segments over a large bowl, and squeeze the remaining juice from the inner membrane. Gently toss the segments with the grapes and pomegranate pips and grapes. Peel, slice, and toss in the bananas.
• For the syrup: Stir together the honey, water, vanilla bean pod and seeds, ginger, cinnamon, and star anise, if using, in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, and then pour over the fruit. Remove the star anise, set aside for about 1 hour for the flavors to come together. Serve.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, 2 cups water, the ginger and vanilla seeds and pod in a saucepan. Use a vegetable peeler to remove wide strips of zest from the lemon and 1 orange, add to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes. Refrigerate until cold.
• Meanwhile, peel the remaining oranges with a paring knife, cutting along the natural curve of the fruit. Hold an orange over a large bowl and cut along both sides of each membrane to free the segments, letting them fall into the bowl. Squeeze each empty membrane to release the juices. Repeat with the remaining oranges. Add the mangoes, bananas, kiwis, kumquats and pomegranate seeds and gently toss. Pour the syrup over the fruit and chill overnight.
• Before serving, remove the citrus zest, ginger and vanilla pod. Spoon the fruit and syrup into bowls.
• To remove pomegranate seeds, cut the fruit into quarters, then break apart in a bowl of water. Skim off the pith that floats to the top and drain the seeds.

Steps:

• Blend liquids in sauce pan.
• Heat and bring to a boil. (should get thinker and change color).
• Cool the sauce and stir in the fruit.

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• Mix lemon juice and honey in a bowl. Add apple, pear, and dried apricot and toss well.
• Serve with 4 oz vanilla yogurt per serving.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple and set juice and pineapple aside. In a saucepan, combine pudding mix and reserved pineapple juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Transfer to a bowl and cool. , Fold in fruit, nuts, coconut and reserved pineapple. Chill until serving. Garnish with whipped topping if desired.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice & set pineapple aside. In saucepan, combine pineapple juice and pudding mix. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Cool.
• Combine pineapple and other fruits, nuts and coconut in large salad bowl. Add dressing and stir to coat.
• Chill until ready to serve. Garnish with cherries and whipped topping if desired.

Steps:

• Tip the fruits and 700ml/11⁄4 pints cold water into a large saucepan. Add the honey and vanilla, scraping the seeds from the pod into the pan. Bring to the boil. Stir well, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until slightly syrupy.
• Take the pan off the heat and stir in the tea bag. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes.
• Discard the tea bag and vanilla pod, tip the fruits and liquid into a non-metallic bowl and pour over the lemon juice. Stir, then leave to cool. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserve juice. Dissolve orange juice concentrate in the pineapple juice.
• Mix instant pudding into the juice, add sliced bananas, pears, apricots, and peaches (bite sizes). Add drained oranges and pineapple. Mix and let stand for 24 hours in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Bring vinegar, syrup, poppy seed and spices to boil in saucepan; simmer on medium-low heat 8 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Let stand 10 min.
• Combine all remaining ingredients except nuts in large bowl.
• Pour vinegar mixture over fruit mixture; mix lightly. Sprinkle with nuts.

Steps:

• Prepare dressing mix using the less oil directions as directed on envelope.
• Add 1/4 to pears in medium bowl; toss to coat. Let stand 15 min.
• Toss greens, cranberries and nuts with remaining dressing in large bowl. Add pears; mix lightly. Serve immediately.