Best Oh So Easy Fruit Salad With A Crunch Recipes

CRUNCHY FRUIT SALADS

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Liven up mealtime with this colorful side dish - a crunchy salad full of fruits and veggies made with Cheerios® cereal.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 large apple or pear, cut into bite-size pieces
1 large stalk celery, sliced
1/4 cup raisins or peanuts, if desired
1/4 cup reduced-fat ranch salad dressing or mayonnaise
Lettuce leaves
1 cup Cheerios™ or MultiGrain Cheerios™ cereal, slightly crushed

Steps:

In medium bowl, mix apple, celery, raisins and dressing until blended. Refrigerate until serving time.
Just before serving, arrange lettuce leaves in 4 salad bowls or on plates. Spoon apple mixture over lettuce. Top each serving with 1/4 cup cereal. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 2 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 200 mg, Sugar 7 g, TransFat 0 g

OH-SO-EASY FRUIT SALAD WITH A CRUNCH

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The perfect accompaniment to a laid-back crock-pot or barbecue grill meal--loaded with fruit, sweet crunchy nuts, a hint of maple, and the freshness of lemon! Created for RSC #10

Provided by Debber

Categories Pineapple

Time 10m

Yield 1 cup, 5-7 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup pecan halves
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 apple, cored, diced
1 orange, peeled, chopped
1 cup fresh pineapple chunk, bite-size
1 large banana, sliced
1 cup golden raisin
1/2 lemon, zest of
1/8 cup maple syrup

Steps:

In a large serving bowl, add fruit in order given.
Sprinkle lemon zest over fruit; stir all.
Drizzle syrup over everything, stir again.
Serve!
How easy was THAT?.
VARIATIONS: Figure one fruit per serving (5 fruits = five servings), so try some others--mango or peach chunks, pitted sweet cherries, hulled strawberries, grapes, ripe raspberries or blueberries---do NOT add too many different fruits or the flavors sort of turn to an indefinable "mush"---double up instead.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Honey=syrup; orange zest=lemon.
IDEA: try it warmed up in the microwave OR serve warm over puff pancakes or waffles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 352.6, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 1.3, Sodium 9.3, Carbohydrate 58.9, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 44.8, Protein 3.6