Strawberry-Sauced Crunchy Fruit Salad |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This salad is beautiful, healthy, and delicious! The fruits can be chopped to use as a salad or sliced thinly and layered in a trifle bowl for a truly stunning presentation. Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups crispy rice cereal |
1 1/2 cups chopped hazelnuts |
3/4 cup packed brown sugar |
1/2 cup margarine, melted |
1 pound fresh or frozen sliced strawberries |
1/3 cup orange juice |
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar |
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar |
2 red delicious apples, cored and diced |
2 golden delicious apples, cored and diced |
2 granny smith apples, cored and diced |
4 seedless oranges, peeled and diced |
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the rice cereal and nuts into a baking pan. Stir in the brown sugar and margarine. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until toasty. Stir occasionally. Set aside to cool.
2. In the container of a blender or large food processor, combine the strawberries, orange juice, confectioners' sugar and vanilla sugar. Puree into a smooth sauce. Set aside.
3. To make the salad, toss the red, green and yellow apples with oranges and pineapple in a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with the nut crunch and spoon strawberry sauce over the top. Or you can serve the toppings on the side.
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