Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now: Fruit Salads

Desserts / Baking: What's Hot Now These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week Fruit Salads 9 Jul 2011, 11:01 am Fruit Salad (yummy, yummy*) is one of those dishes that can be served several ways. Fruit salads can be served along with the dinner meal. Fruit salads also make a nice light summer dessert. I've even served fruit salads as part of a breakfast buffet. *If you have or have had a young child in your home in the last few years, you're like me and can't hear "fruit salad" without wanting to respond with "yummy, yummy". It's from a very catchy song from The Wiggles, a kid's show from Australia. 1. Cut Fruit Plates Tropical Fruit Plate Photo (c) by Carroll Pellegrinelli Presentation is everything. The simplest fruit salad is made by combining different types on a plate. 2. Caramel Apple Salad a.k.a. Snickers Salad 2011 Caramel Apple Salad Photo/Snickers Salad Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com. When Lori was telling me about this salad the other day, I'll admit I was having a hard time believing that it would taste good. Amazingly, this Caramel Apple Salad a.k.a. Snickers Salad is quite tasty despite it's unusual combination of ingredients. I think of it more as a dessert than a salad. 3. Three Fruit Gelatin Salad Photo © 2011 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc. The main ingredient in this Three Fruit Salad is a can of whole berry cranberry sauce. Beyond that you have a choice. You can choose the coordination gelatin and type of chopped fruit that is also in the salad. 4. Mandarin Orange Salad Photo © 2011 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc. I like this recipe for Mandarin Orange Salad because not only do you get some good vitamins from the oranges, but you get protein from the cottage cheese. 5. Pretzel Salad Photo © 2011 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc. Pretzel Salad can be found on many buffets and at lots of potluck dinners. Many people enjoy this sweet (strawberries) and salty (pretzel) combination. Try this pretzel salad frozen for a different summer dessert. 6. Cranberry-Orange Relish 2011 Cranberry Relish Photo by Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com. I love serving this Cranberry-Orange Relish with both Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. It's also perfect on any breakfast buffet. 7. Watergate Fruit Salad Photo © 2011 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc. You'll find this Watergate Salad at many potlucks and buffets. Even I like this fruit salad, and I'm not a big marshmallow fan. 8. Watermelon and Feta Salad Photo © 2011 Carroll Pellegrinelli, licensed to About.com, Inc. If you're someone who likes combining the flavors of sweet and salty. Watermelon and Feta is just for you. It's so simple, yet so fabulous. You can't get better than the sweet juiciness of the watermelon and the salty, creaminess of the feta. For a 4th of July treat, throw in a few blueberries for a red, white and blue fruit salad. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.