Donnas Grape Apple Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing Food

APPLE PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple juice into a saucepan. Add margarine and lemon juice; cook over medium heat until margarine is melted. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into juice mixture. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat; add sweetener. Cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine pineapple, apples, grapes and poppy seeds. Add the dressing; toss to coat Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Just before serving, gently toss in pecans.

POMEGRANATE APPLE SALAD (PARVE) RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a blender or mini food processor, combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard, and onion. Pulse several times until well blended. With the machine running, slowly add the oil in a thin stream and blend until emulsified.
• Pour dressing into a jar or cruet. Add the poppy seeds and shake well to combine. Store in the refrigerator, shaking well before serving.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the lettuce in a large bowl or arrange on a deep, wide serving platter.
• Sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds and add the apple slices or cubes.
• Just before serving, drizzle with about 1/4 of the poppy seed dressing and toss gently. Serve the remaining dressing on the side so guests can add more if desired.

FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• If you will not be serving the fruit salad right away, place all of the fruit except the banana in a large serving bowl: strawberries, pineapple, blueberries, kiwi, and grapes.
• In a small bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the dressing: orange zest and juice, lemon zest and juice, honey, vanilla extract, and poppy seeds.
• Pour the dressing over the fruit and with a large spoon, toss gently to combine. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the juices to marry (1 hour is even better). Just before serving, stir in the banana. Sprinkle with fresh mint. Enjoy!

APPLE-PEAR SALAD WITH LEMON-POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Toss together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Toss with Lemon Poppyseed dressing (recipe follows).
• Divide to individual chilled salad plates to serve.
• Lemon Poppyseed Dressing:.
• Process 2/3 cup light olive oil and remaining ingredients in a blender until smooth.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week; serve at room temperature.