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Creamy Fruit Salad Parfaits

1 cup Strawberries — quartered 1 cup Cantaloupe — chunked 6 each Strawberries — whole 1 each Apple — cored and chopped 20 each Grapes — seedless green 1/2 cup Pineapple — chunked 1/2 cup Mandarin orange sections 1 1/2 cups Vanilla yogurt 2 tablespoons Coconut — shredded & toasted   In 2 quart bowl…

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Creamy Fruit & Rice Salad

1 cup lemon or orange low-fat yogurt 1 tablespoon honey 1 kiwifruit, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices 2 cups cooled cooked wild or brown rice 1 cup strawberries cut in half 1/2 cup seedless green grapes cut in half 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 tsp dried mint leaves 1 medium seedless orange, cut…

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Craisendorf Chicken Salad

About 2 cups Chunked Cooked Chicken ¼ cup Craisens ¼ cup Walnuts 2/3 cup Mayo (lowfat or canola work fine) 1/8 cup Honey 1/8 teas. Nutmeg 1 ½ teas. Ground Ginger   Mix mayo, honey and nutmeg. Add Chicken, Craisens and Walnuts. If mixture seems too dry, add more mayo to reach desired consistency. But…

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cobb salad

Cobb Salad

Dressing ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup red wine vinegar ¼ cup fresh lemon juice 1 Tbs. sugar 1 Tbs. prepared hot English mustard 1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce Salad 2 bags (10 oz. each) European salad mix (iceberg, romaine, escarole, endive and radicchio), finely chopped 1 bunch watercress, finely chopped 1 lb cooked turkey or…

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fast dinner

Classy Fruit Salad

2 cups fresh seedless grapes — whole or cut depending on size 4 cups melon balls cantaloupe and/or honeydew 4 cups nectarines — peeled & sliced or peaches 2 cups fresh blueberries 2 cups fresh strawberries 1 can sliced peaches — (16 oz) drained 1 can pineapple spears or chunks — (16 oz) drained 2…

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Citrus Spinach Salad

1 -10 oz package baby spinach, washed 2 cups fresh orange sections or canned mandarin orange slices, drained. 1 medium red onion, sliced 1 cup Italian flavored croutons 1/2 cup prepared red wine vinaigrette dressing Arrange spinach, orange slices, onion and croutons on 4 plates. Pour dressing over top. Top with fresh ground black pepper…

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fast dinner

Cider Cranberry Salad

2 (3 oz.) packages orange gelatin 1½ cups boiling Apple Cider 1½ cups cold Apple Cider 2 (16 oz.) cans whole berry cranberry sauce   In a bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling cider. Stir in cold cider and cranberry sauce. Chill until firm. Garnish with orange peels and mint leaves if desired. Makes 12 –…

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