Valentines Recipes » Valentines Salad Recipes

Creamy Fruit Salad Recipe

Jackie — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:59:28 +0000

Have you looked and looked for that fruit salad recipe ~ you know the creamy delicious one with that particular flavor that you can’t quite place? This just might be that recipe. Take a look and see what you think. The creaminess in this recipe comes from cream cheese. It also has some other sweet surprises to make fruit salad a new and tasty dish.

Sinful Creamy Fruit Salad

What You Need:

1 (3 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 t apricot preserves
1 (8 oz) can pineapple tidbits, drained
1 fresh peach, pitted and halved
1 fresh pear, halved
1 T pecans, chopped
4 Mint leaves

How to Make It:

Place the cream cheese into a mixing bowl.

Add the apricot preserves and with an electric mixer on low speed beat until
mixture becomes creamy.

Fold in the pineapple tidbits.

Slice a small portion off of the bottom of the pear and peach halves so they will
lie on the plate.

Spoon the pineapple mixture onto each of the fruit halves.

Sprinkle the top with the pecans and add a mint leaf for garnish.

Serving Size: 2

This sinful salad will bring love to your man’s heart as he eats every bite. Top
each with a maraschino cherry instead of the mint leaves for a special treat.

Fruit Medley Recipe

Jackie — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:55:33 +0000

Are you trying to get your kids to eat more fruit? This easy fruit salad will do the trick, filled with delicious, healthy fruit, as well as some sweet treats your kids are sure to gobble it right down. What says I love you more than creating a healthy delicious dish your kids will actually eat?

Be Mine Fruit Medley

What You Need:

1/4 C canola oil
1/4 C orange juice
3 T lemon juice
2 T sugar
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 (10 oz) can Mandarin oranges, drained
2 C seedless green grapes, halved
1 fresh pear, sliced
1 banana, sliced
1 apple, sliced
1/2 C Maraschino cherries, halved
1/4 C mini marshmallows

How to Cook It:

Place the oil in a mixing bowl.
Add the orange and lemon juice and whisk until well combined.
Stir in the sugar and continue stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Place the pineapple, oranges, grapes, pears, banana and apples into a large
salad bowl.
Add the cherries and marshmallows and toss the ingredients together well.
Pour the juice mixture over the fruit and stir to cover the fruit completely.

Serving Size: 8

Want your children to eat more fruit? This salad does just that and they will love
it. Give them something healthy and fun to eat on Valentine’s Day by making this
salad for lunch or dinner.

Valentine Fruit Salad with Bacon Recipe

Jackie — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:33:55 +0000

Get your Valentine’s day dinner off to a great start with a light but tasty fruit salad recipe. This fruit salad also has a little bit of bacon, to keep your meat lover happy.

Bacon Laced Fruit Salad with Cider Vinaigrette

What You Need:

3 T butter, room temperature
2 T sugar
1 1/2 t cinnamon, divided
1/2 t red pepper, divided
4 slices whole wheat bread, remove the crust
1/2 C canola oil
2 green onions, chopped fine
½ C raisins
1/4 C apple cider
2 T apple cider vinegar
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 (10 oz) salad greens
1 pear, cored and sliced thin
1 apple, cored and sliced thin
4 pieces of bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
1/4 C walnuts, toasted
1/4 C Swiss cheese, shredded

How to Cook It:

Place the oven temperature on 400 degrees and allow it to heat while preparing
the croutons.

Place the butter in a mixing bowl.

Add the sugar, 1 t of cinnamon and 1/4 t of the red pepper.

Mix together until well blended.

Spread the slices of bread with the mixture.

Place the bread of a baking sheet and bake 8 minutes turning once or until the
bread is toasted to your liking.

Remove the toasted bread and allow it to cool to room temperature then cut into
bite size pieces.

Place the oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add the green onions and stirring occasionally cook 3 minutes or until tender.

Put the raisins in the skillet and stir to incorporate with the onions.

Pour in the apple cider and vinegar.

Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, the remaining cinnamon and the remaining red
pepper.

Stir until all the ingredients are combined and cook until heated through about 5
minutes.

Place the salad greens into a large salad bowl.

Add the sliced pears and apples and toss to combine.

Pour the warm dressing over the salad and toss to cover the salad well.

Sprinkle the crumbled bacon, walnuts, cheese and croutons over the top just
before serving.

Serving Size: 4

This is a warm and loving salad that you can serve with your Valentine’s Day
dinner. You can use grapes cut in half instead of the raisins just add them in with
the pears and apples. The walnuts can also be replaced with pecans or almonds
if you prefer.

Valentines Salad Recipe

Jackie — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:23:15 +0000

Using your fingers to eat can be quite romantic, especially when you are feeding the one you love. This is a great recipe to dim the lights and have your partner close their eyes and let you feed them. You wouldn’t expect this from a salad, but this has a lot of yummy flavors involved that will make this a lot of fun.

Romaine Lettuce Hearts Finger Salad

What You Need:

2 hearts of Romaine lettuce
1 T pecans, toasted
1 small red pepper
1/4 C Italian cheese, shredded
1 C Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing

How to Make It:

Separate the leaves of each heart and place them on 2 salad plates.

Sprinkle the top of the lettuce with 1/2 T of the pecans per plate.

Slice the red pepper in half and remove the seeds and core.

Slice each half into half then cut with a heart shaped cookie cutter.

Place the red pepper hearts on top of both salads.

Top each salad with 1/8 C of the cheese.

Divide the dressing into 2 small bowls.

Serving Size: 2

By placing the dressing on the side you can use your fingers to dip the lettuce
and pepper hearts. This can be so romantic especially if you’re feeding each
other.