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Jill is a mother, wife, teacher, artist, creative genius, and writer. She works daily on her blog at SimpleDailyRecipes.com. When she is not home schooling her kids or writing for her blog, Jill likes to experiment in her kitchen to create new food delights.

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Awesome Fruit Salad

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.

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    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.

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    This salad is aptly named it is awesome. I had a gathering of friends and served the salad it was a hit!

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    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.

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    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.

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    Thanks for the Recipe, I will immediately try this out.

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