Best Marthas Fruit Salad Recipes

ALEXIS'S CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD

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This recipe, courtesy of Martha's daughter Alexis, takes full advantage of summer's availability of fresh vegetables. The trick is to cut all of the vegetables into similar-size pieces so that each forkful offers a mix of flavors.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

Coarse salt
2 ears corn
Pinch of sugar
1/2 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 pound wax beans, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 small red bell pepper, seeded, deveined, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 small yellow bell pepper, seeded, deveined, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 small red onion, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
3/4 cup cilantro leaves
1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined, and finely chopped
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Steps:

Prepare an ice-water bath. Set aside. Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add corn and sugar. Blanch until tender about 6 minutes. Remove from water and plunge immediately into ice bath. When the corn is thoroughly cool, remove from ice bath. Using a large knife, remove kernels from cobs. Transfer to a large bowl. Add beans to boiling water. Blanch until tender about 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, remove from water and plunge immediately into ice bath. When beans are thoroughly cooled, transfer to a colander to drain.
Add wax and green beans, tomatoes, red and yellow pepper, onion, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeno to corn. Stir to combine. Add olive oil, vinegar, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Serve immediately.

SEVEN-FRUIT SALAD

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This refreshing fruit medley, lightly coated with cherry pie filling, makes a great potluck or picnic dish. "You can substitute other fruits, such as red grapes or bananas, and use strawberry pie filling instead of cherry," notes Martha Cutler of Willard, Missouri, who adapted her grandmother's recipe.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch Side Dishes

Time 10m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cans (15 ounces each) sliced peaches in juice, drained
2 cans (11 ounces each) mandarin oranges, drained
1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained
1 cup reduced-sugar cherry pie filling
1 cup halved fresh strawberries
1 cup green grapes
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the peaches, oranges, pineapple and pie filling. Add the strawberries, grapes and blueberries; stir gently. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 131 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges