Nancys Fruit Salad Recipes

APPLE AND PEAR FRUIT SALAD WITH HONEY-LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Add the apples, pears and pieces to a large bowl. Squeeze the juice from the limes over fruit. Add the honey and mint leaves, and toss it all together to coat. Serve immediately or chill until ready.

NANCY'S SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• For the Dressing: In a food processor, chop onion, add all other ingredients except oil, and blend. Slowly add the oil, refrigerate for 1 day.
• For the Salad: Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and toss with dressing.

NANCY'S SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: In a food processor, chop onion, add all other ingredients except oil, and blend. Slowly add the oil, refrigerate for 1 day.
• For the Salad: Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and toss with dressing.

NANCY'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Layer about half the cantaloupe in the bottom of a large bowl; top with layers of about half the apple slices, half the grapes, and half the mandarin oranges in juice. Repeat the layering.
• Top the salad with coconut to serve.

NANCY'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Layer about half the cantaloupe in the bottom of a large bowl; top with layers of about half the apple slices, half the grapes, and half the mandarin oranges in juice. Repeat the layering.
• Top the salad with coconut to serve.

AUNT NANCY'S GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, blend together the frozen whipped topping and cream cheese. Fold in grapes. Serve immediately, or chill for 30 minutes. This is pretty garnished with a small bunch of red grapes.

LITTLE NANCY'S PASTA SALAD WITH FRUIT AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• Combine cooked pasta, chicken, grapes, celery, oranges, water chestnuts, cashews, mint leaves, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Mix yogurt, mayonnaise, and chicken bouillon for dressing together in a bowl until well blended. Pour dressing over pasta salad and toss lightly until all ingredients are coated. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes.

NANCY'S FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• melt butter before measuring. then add flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon and mix into a paste. pat dough onto a standard size pizza pan (note: we use the disposable aluminum ones).
• bake 14-16 minutes, until golden brown. let stand until completely cooled.
• while crust is baking, allow cream cheese to soften, then beat until smooth.
• add confectionary sugar and cool whip and mix thoroughly.
• spread onto cooled crust.
• add your fruit on top of the creamy topping. you can choose whatever you like. i have listed a rough estimate of what we like to use above, but you can use any fruit of your choosing. arrange by placing one type of fruit in a circle around the edge, working inward with different fruits in each row. (wash fruit thoroughly and drain fruit thoroughly if you use canned fruit.).
• combine cornstarch and sugar with orange juice and boil for one minute.
• add 1/2 tbsp butter. if too thick, thin down with a little water. let it cool.
• brush over the fruit and serve!

NANCY'S CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Mix all together and refrigerate.
• Good served on mixed greens, or simply spinach.
• Triscuits or other crackers are very good with this, also.
• Also, add salt and pepper to your taste.

NANCY'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Layer about half the cantaloupe in the bottom of a large bowl; top with layers of about half the apple slices, half the grapes, and half the mandarin oranges in juice. Repeat the layering.
• Top the salad with coconut to serve.

FANCY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, drain pineapple tidbits and crushed pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. , In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Gradually stir in the can of pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate and reserved pineapple juice., Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and cool to room temperature., Drain pasta and rinse in cold water; add to sugar mixture. Stir in oranges and reserved pineapple. Fold in whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, fold in strawberries.