Italian Fruit Salad All Year Round Recipes

ITALIAN FRESH SUMMER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Chop the kiwi, strawberries, and bananas (not too finely, the pieces should be medium)
• The secret of this fruit salad is that fresh orange juice is used as its dressing. Just squeeze it out of the orange and pour it over the chopped fruit, stir and add sugar or honey if needed (usually the salad is sweet enough without sugar), leave it for 5 minutes to let the fruit "make friends" with the juice.

MACEDONIA DI FRUTTA (FRUIT SALAD)

Steps:

• Toss the cut up fruit together with sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Taste the combination: if too sweet, add a bit more lemon juice, if too tart, add a bit more sugar, bearing in mind that both tend to mellow after maceration.
• Let the fruit macerate for about 30 minutes in the fridge and there you have it!

ITALIAN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Cook Acine de Pepe according to box directions; drain and set aside to cool.
• Drain juice from canned fruit into a saucepan.
• Add sugar, eggs, cornstarch and lemon juice. Cook over low-medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Mix with the cooled pasta and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
• Add fruit and Cool Whip and mix gently. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

PERFECT SUMMER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Bring orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.
• Layer the fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.