An
easy fruit salad recipe made with oranges, apples, bananas, pineapple,
walnuts, and maraschino cherries. Serve this fruit salad for breakfast
or as part of your weekend brunch menu.
The
dressing for this fruit salad is
made from its own fruit juices and cooked until thickened.
Tart apples add a nice contrast of flavor to the sweet
maraschino cherries.
Serve as a sweet complement
to a savory brunch such as an egg casserole or an omelet, along with
the
traditional breakfast fare such as sausage and toast. You
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Easy
Fruit Salad
Prep Time:
10 minutes
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1 large
(15 ounce) can of mandarin oranges, drained 2 medium apples,
diced 3 bananas, sliced 1
large can crushed pineapple, drained (save juice) 1 large
jar maraschino cherries, drained (save juice) 1/4 cup
chopped
nutmeats (optional)
Sauce: 1
egg 1 cup sugar 2 Tablespoons flour juice
from the pineapple and cherries ----------------------------------
Cooking
Equipment Needed:
Large
mixing bowl medium saucepan
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1:
Drain the mandarin oranges and discard the juice. Chop apples and slice
bananas. Drain the pineapple and maraschino cherries and save the
juice. Combine all five fruits, including the nutmeats and mix together
into a large mixing bowl.
Step 2: In a medium saucepan, combine the egg,
sugar, flour, and reserved pineapple and cherry fruit juices. Cook,
stirring constantly until
thickened. Cool for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Pour
over the fruit mixture and chill for 2 hours before serving.