8 parfait salad Recipes

honey, lime juice, grated lime rind (optional), seedless grapes (use either red or green, or a combination for more color in the salad), mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained, sour cream (for parfait layers)

strawberry jam or 1/3 cup raspberry jam, fruit, sliced (strawberries, pineapple, banana), vanilla ice cream, granola cereal, low fat

nonfat vanilla yogurt (recommended : dannon lite and fit), lime juice, cayenne pepper, tropical fruit salad, drained (recommended : dole), banana, sliced, cinnamon granola cereal, fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

sugar-free lemon gelatin (diet lemon jelly), water, fruit salad (in natural juice), low fat apricot-mango yogurt

unpeeled beets , scrubbed, olive oil, softened goat cheese, chopped fresh tarragon , blanched in boiling water for 10 seconds, drained and rinsed under cold water, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh thyme, fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste, mesclun greens, walnut dressing , as needed, beet , scrubbed and cut into julienne, for garnish, walnut halves, lightly toasted, for garnish (see note )

fresh blackberries, rinsed and hulled, fresh raspberries, rinsed and hulled, fresh strawberries, rinsed and quartered, bananas, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices, oranges, peeled and cut into segments, diced fresh pineapple, lemon, juiced, chiffonade fresh mint leaves, granulated sugar, heavy cream, sugar, pure vanilla extract, coconut flakes, toasted