Delicious Layered Fruit Salad Food

LAYERED FRUIT FLAG SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice in small bowl. Pat pineapple dry with paper towels to remove any excess liquid. Toss banana slices in pineapple liquid; drain well, discarding liquid. Reserve 18 to 20 strawberries for flag stripes; cut remaining strawberries into quarters.
• In medium bowl, mix yogurt, whipped topping and powdered sugar until well blended and smooth.
• In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, layer cantaloupe and quartered strawberries. Reserve 50 blueberries for flag stars. Layer remaining blueberries over strawberries. Top with bananas, pineapple and marshmallows. With pancake turner, press fruit lightly to even out top. Spread yogurt mixture evenly over fruit. If desired, at this point, salad can be covered and refrigerated up to 4 hours.
• If serving salad immediately, add topping; if salad is refrigerated, add topping up to 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle reserved blueberries in corner to resemble stars of flag. Cut reserved strawberries into quarters. Arrange strawberries in rows to resemble stripes of flag.

LAYERED CHEDDAR-FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream and honey together.
• In a large bowl toss 1 cup of the cheese with the lettuce.
• In a 2 1/2 quart glass bowl, layer half of the lettuce mixture, peaches, remaining lettuce mixture, strawberries, grapes and remaining cheese. Spread mayonnaise mixture over the top or serve on the side. Chill well before serving.

LAYERED FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; cool completely.
• Layer fruit in a glass serving bowl.
• Remove cinnamon stick from the sauce; pour sauce over fruit.
• Cover and chill for several hours.

DELICIOUS LAYERED FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss the bananas slices in lemon juice to keep from browning.
• In an extra large fancy glass bowl, in a layering effect, place the pineapple, blueberries, HALF of the strawberries, oranges, kiwi fruit, watermelon, and the remaining strawberries or raspberries.
• In a mixer bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.
• Add in confectioners sugar, and continue beating.
• Add in the lime juice; mix to combine.
• Set the speed to lowest, and add in HALF of the whipped cream; mix until blended.
• Then add in the remaining whipped cream until blended (still on lowest speed).
• Pour the whipped dressing all over the fruit in the bowl, and allow to drizzle inside of bowl.
• Chill for a minimum of 1 hour before serving.

LAYERED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Layer lettuce, grapes and celery in large bowl.
• Mix dressings; toss with apples. Spoon over celery layer; spread over salad to seal. Refrigerate several hours.
• Top with cheese and nuts before serving.