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the ultimate fruit salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Paulette Foreman
Canton, OH

I hope you enjoy this salad. I use it mainly on holidays, but it can be a special treat any time of the year. Here's to good dishes that we love to eat!

(1 rating)
yield 10 -12
prep time 4 Hr

Ingredients For the ultimate fruit salad

  • 2 c
    coconut, flaked
  • 8
    navel oranges, firm, peeled, sliced each segement
  • 6
    pink grapefruit, firm, peeled. sliced each segment
  • 2 lb
    green grapes, washed
  • 2 can
    pineapple chunks, 15oz cans
  • 1 can
    pineapple juice
  • 1 1/2 c
    grapefruit juice
  • 1 can
    orange juice, thawed concentrate
  • 2 c
    sparkling water
  • 1 pkg
    walnuts or pecans chopped and use as much as you want
  • 12
    maraschino cherries, sliced in half
  • 48
    mint leaves or 24 bay leaves

How To Make the ultimate fruit salad

  • 1
    First step is to peel your oranges and grapefruit. If you have never made segments before it is very easy. After you have peeled the fruit I take a small knife usually a sharp paring knife. You gently stick knife through skin of fruit sliding the fruit segment out. Once all fruit is done put in bowl and pour about a cup and a half on fruit and chill till needed.
  • 2
    In a large bowl add your grapes, drained pineapples chunks and coconut flakes. Add fruit segments and juice.
  • 3
    Start adding your juices and stirring in between each juice. Finally add your orange juice concetrate. Make sur that everything is comined together real good.
  • 4
    Next pour your sparkling water in slowly because you may not need it all. I suggest about a half cup stop and taste. You are trying to have a little bubbly effect. You could use champange, but my family includes children.
  • 5
    Let salad sit covered in refrigeratorfor 2 hours or till you are ready to serve. Stir in nuts, then put cherry halves all over top. Then place mint leaves next to cherries. This is your garnish now it is ready to serve. Refrigerate any leftovers immediately.

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