Blueberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipes
to a salad of mixed greens.
Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe #1
Ingredients
1/4 c fresh lime or lemon juice
1 tbs honey or sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 c fresh blueberries
1/4 c plain yogurt
2 tbs olive or canola oil
Dash pepper
Directions
Mix together lime or lemon juice, honey and salt.
Mash 1/2 cup blueberries into the lemon or lime juice juice and honey mixture.
Stir in yogurt, pepper and oil and blend well.
Taste for seasoning.
Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe #2
Ingredients
1/2 c olive oil
1/4 c red wine vinegar
2 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
2 tsp prepared mustard
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 c blueberries fresh or frozen (thawed)
Directions for Blueberry Vinaigrette Recipe #2
Put all ingredients except blueberries into a bowl and whisk to blend well.
Add Blueberries and stir gently.
Serve over mixed greens or store in refrigerator.
Cinnamon-Almond Fruit Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups strawberry halves
2 cups blueberries
2 bananas, sliced
2 cups seedless grapes (red or green)
8 ounce container vanilla yogurt (any brand or type)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup toasted almonds (sliced, slivered, or chopped)*
Directions
Gently toss strawberries, blueberries, bananas and grapes in a large mixing bowl. Divide fruit into 8 individual salad bowls.
Mix yogurt, cinnamon, and vanilla extract together in a 4-cup measure and stir to blend well.
Drizzle the yogurt mixture evenly over each fruit salad serving and sprinkle with a tablespoon of toasted almonds.
Your Cinnamon-Almond Fruit Salad is ready to serve.
If you’re toasting your own almonds, place them in single layer in a nonstick frying pan and lightly brown over medium heat, stirring frequently. Let cool before using.
Makes 8 servings
Nutritional Information per Serving
Calories 153
Protein 4g
Carbs 28 g
Fat 4g
Fiber 3.3g
Sodium 23 mg
Calories from fat: 23%.
Easy Cranberry Apple Salad Recipe
Cranberries are plentiful around the holidays and they’ll give your immune system a boost too! This cranberry salad recipe has the added health benefit of nuts and apples, as well.
Try this delicious, easy cranberry salad recipe for your next holiday dinner.
Ingredients
1 package cranberries
2 c water
1 c sugar
1 package lemon jello
1 c chopped apples
1 c chopped nuts
15 cut up marshmallows
Directions for Cranberry Apple Salad Recipe
IN a medium saucepan, combine the water, cranberries and sugar, boiling for 5 minutes.
Add lemon jello, mix until jello is dissolved. Cool.
Add apples, nuts and marshmallows and combine.
Put in refrigerator until jello is set, about 2 hours.
Easy Pineapple Frozen Fruit Salad Recipe
Pink Pineapple Frozen Fruit Salad
This tropical frozen fruit salad recipe is a favorite in our house on holidays. It’s an easy frozen salad and kids especially love it! You can even make it the night before to save time.
Ingredients
1 (15oz) can crushed pineapple (don’t drain)
1 (3oz) package strawberry jello
1 1/2 c miniature marshmallows
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1/4 c milk
1 package Dream Whip whipped topping
Directions for Tropical Frozen Fruit Salad
In medium saucepan, combine pineapple, jello and marshmallows. He on low heat until jello and marshmallows are melted.
Allow pineapple mixture to cool.
Cream cream cheese and milk until smooth.
Make Cream Whip according to package directions. Fold into cream cheese mixture.
Add cream cheese mixture to jello/pineapple, blend thoroughly and pour into mold or 9×9 pan and freeze.
Make it the night before to save you time with your holiday cooking. Take it out of the freezer about 20 minutes before serving so it’s easier to cut.
Cooking Tip: I like to double the recipe and use a 9×13 pan so it feeds our large family.
Variations to Frozen Pineapple Fruit Salad Recipe:
Add a can of cherry pie filling for a totally different and luscious flavor. Just add the pie filling to the pineapple/jello mixture.
