This AWESOME fruit salad is PERFECT on a hot day! It's really hard to stop eating it.
I threw this together to serve on the side of my experimental breakfast, whole wheat English muffins turned into French toast. (I'll tell you about them in the next post.)
There's just the right amount of sweet, juicy fruits and nutty pecans that keep you wanting another bite, then just one more bite, then one last bite, but maybe just another spoonful...
HERE'S ALL IT TAKES
- 1 normal size can of chunk pineapple, drained
- 1 small can of mandarin oranges, drained
- 3/4 cup frozen blueberries, slightly thawed
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup pecan pieces
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup golden raisins
- 1/4 cup sweeten coconut flakes
Mix it all into a large bowl and it's ready to serve. After a couple of hours in the refrigerator, it tastes even better! The blueberries turn the pineapple purple, but it actually looks pretty cool. Like a funky tie-dyed salad. The pecans and coconut soak up the fruit juices and become tender and yummier! This is the addictive part of the salad.
I thought I made enough fruit salad to last us a couple of days. It lasted one; from breakfast to dinner's dessert.
This was great on the trip to the river. It might not be the traditional trail mix, but it was refreshing after being in the sun for while.
This salad is aptly named it is awesome. I had a gathering of friends and served the salad it was a hit!
Thanks Jan! Did you make it right away or did the salad have a chance to chill for a few hours?
The pecans taste SO GOOD when they’ve had a chance to soak up the pineapple juice.
I’ve been eating this salad with a dollop of fat free vanilla yogurt on top, for BREAKFAST.
It’s fresh and cool, perfect for these hot mornings.
Thanks for the Recipe, I will immediately try this out.
I tried this out and it tastes great. My salad just doesn’t look like yours at all though. I am using frozen Alaskan blueberries and pretty much my whole salad turned purple but it tastes great even if it looks a little unappetizing being so purple…..
Teri, when I took the picture of the salad, it had just been tossed together. Also, I used frozen blueberries to start off. The next day, however, the salad was purple. It looked funny, but it SURE tasted awesome. My favorite bites were with the pecans, that had soften and soaked up the fruits juices. and the coconut and mandarin orange slices.
Good snowy morning, Jill! I love snow days! I can stay home and cook all day! I made this salad yesterday morning, but we were out of blueberries, so I substituted strawberries, and put in 1/2 the coconut and walnuts (instead of pecans). Very good! And refreshing on a sore throat! We made this salad using the blueberries for a tea party at Art & Espresso and the purple salad was a big hit! Served with Milano cookies and Earl Grey tea. Heaven! I am sure you have gotten some snow playing time in with your kiddos! The dogs and I have been having a blast! You would not think dogs would love the snow so much! Susan