Nannys Louisiana Fruit Salad Food

NANNY'S LOUISIANA FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple and oranges, Slice bananas & berries. Mix all together w/ pie filling. Chill several hours. May swap fruits around for your fave- we mix it up sometimes. Cook time is chill time.

NANNY WAYMIRE'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. 1: Pour cold sprite on a med. size bowl and chop apples, pears let soak 20 min. while working on the rest of the salad. 2: Drain can fruits reserving the juice from peaches and pineapples.Drain well 3:In a large bowl place all soaked fresh and drained can fruit.Discard sprite.
• 2. 4:Add pecans, cherries drained and pat dry, coconut, give a little stir.
• 3. 5:Add cream cheese chunks and stir. 6: Stir in Creamy Cool Whip, then marshmellows 7:NOW HERE IS THE KEY, USE WHICH ONE OF THE RESERVED JUICES YOU LIKE AND STIR IN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE SALAD CREAMY,I LIKE THE PEACH. Store in the frig and just before serving add bananas or the morning of. I have soaked them in sprite before too, it is just your taste.

NANNY'S GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• Place pecans in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir until pecans are toasted and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a heatproof bowl; stir to prevent nuts from overcooking.
• Beat sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Fold in pecans and grapes. Stir gently until grapes are coated.

LOUISIANA RICE SALAD WITH SHRIMP & AVOCADO

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine shrimp, lime zest and juice, garlic and soy sauce.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Place rice in a large bowl.
• Add shrimp mixture and toss to combine.
• Add French salad dressing and toss until well coated.
• To serve, line each salad plate with a lettuce leaf.
• Spoon rice salad in the middle.
• Fan avocado slices to the side of salad as garnish.