12 fruit and berry salads that are tastier than cakes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Ideal desserts for weight-watchers.

1. Fruit salad with vanilla pudding

Ingredients

• 300 g fresh or canned pineapple;
• 300 g fresh or canned peaches;
• 300 g fresh or canned tangerines;
• 3 bananas;
• 2 red apples;
• 1 glass of cold milk;
• 1 glass of sour cream;
• ⅓ glasses of natural orange juice;
• 1 box vanilla pudding mix.

Preparation

Cut pineapples, peaches, tangerines, bananas and apples into small pieces and place in a bowl.

Stir the milk, sour cream, juice and pudding mixture thoroughly. There should be no lumps in the sauce.

Pour over the fruit and refrigerate for 2 hours.

2. Multi-colored grape salad

Ingredients

• 200 g cream cheese;
• 1 glass of sour cream;
• 3 tablespoons vanilla sugar
• 1 bunch of green grapes;
• 1 bunch of red grapes;
• 1 tablespoon chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans)

Preparation

Whisk the cheese and sour cream. Add sugar and stir again. Pour the sauce over the grapes and leave in the refrigerator for an hour. Sprinkle with chopped nuts before serving.

3. Salad with oranges, pineapples and vanilla dressing

Ingredients

• 2 oranges;
• 1 grapefruit;
• 250 g fresh or canned pineapple;
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• ¼ glasses of vanilla sugar;
• 200 g Greek yogurt
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon lime zest

Preparation

Chop an orange, grapefruit and pineapple, cover with a mixture of juice and sugar and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Add yogurt and grated lime zest before serving.

4. Apple and honey salad

Ingredients

• 4 oranges;
• 2 pears;
• 3 bananas;
• 4 kiwi;
• 2 yellow apples;
• 1 green apple;
• 3 nectarines;
• 2 tablespoons of honey.

Preparation

Peel two oranges, all pears, bananas and kiwis. Cut them into large pieces, along with unpeeled apples and nectarines.

Squeeze the juice from the two remaining oranges, mix with honey and pour over the salad. Let sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

5. Spicy apple salad

Ingredients

• 2 green apples;
• 2 red apples;
• ¼ glasses of raisins;
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• 200 g Greek yogurt
• ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon;
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg;
• 2 tablespoons chopped nuts
• 2 tablespoons of coconut flakes.

Preparation

Cut the apples into cubes, add raisins and orange juice. Pour in the yogurt, cinnamon and nutmeg mixture and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Sprinkle with nuts and coconut before serving.

6. Pineapple, orange, grape and marshmallow salad

Ingredients

• 400 g fresh or canned pineapple;
• 2 oranges;
• 2 cups green grapes
• 1 banana;
• 1 glass of marshmallows;
• 3 tablespoons of coconut flakes;
• 2 tablespoons minced almonds
• 200 g plain yoghurt.

Preparation

Slice pineapple, orange, grapes and banana. Combine with marshmallows, coconut and almonds. Add yogurt and let it brew for 15-20 minutes.

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7. Pineapple salad with condensed milk, marshmallows and nuts

Ingredients

• 200 g soft cream cheese;
• ¹⁄₂ – 1 can of condensed milk;
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 600 g fresh or canned pineapple;
• 1 glass of marshmallows;
• ½ cup chopped nuts.

Preparation

Mix cheese, condensed milk and lemon juice. Add pineapple slices, marshmallows, and nuts. Refrigerate before serving.

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8. Watermelon-mint cherry salad

Ingredients

• 1 glass of water;
• 1 bunch fresh mint
• ½ cup sugar;
• ½ watermelon;
• 500 g cherries.

Preparation

Boil water. Add the mint for 15-20 seconds. Add sugar and boil until it dissolves. Chop the mint and toss in the syrup. Cool it down, and then put it in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours, or better overnight.

Cut the watermelon into small pieces. Add the pitted cherries halves. Pour over the mint syrup and let sit for a couple of hours.

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9. Red salad with strawberries and cherries

Ingredients

• 500 g cherries;
• 500 g strawberries;
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar;
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation

Divide the cherries into halves. Mix with strawberry chunks. Dry the coriander in a skillet and grind it in a mortar. Add sugar and mix with fruit by hand. Pour with lemon juice and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.

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10. Peach and plum salad with nuts and raspberry dressing

Ingredients

• 3-4 plums;
• 3 peaches;
• ½ cup walnuts;
• 3 tablespoons of raspberry jam
• 2 teaspoons of wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.

Preparation

Cut plums and peaches into slices, put on a dish. Sprinkle with chopped and toasted nuts. Pour the jam, vinegar and oil sauce over.

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11. Melon salad with strawberries and cherries

Ingredients

• ½ medium melon;
• 1 cup strawberries
• ½ cup cherries;
• ½ glass of grapes;
• 1 lime;
• 2 tablespoons of liqueur;
• 2-3 sprigs of mint.

Preparation

Chop melon, strawberries, cherries and grapes. Combine with lime juice and liqueur. Add the chopped mint and stir again. Insist 3-4 hours.

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12. Purple salad of grapes, plums and blueberries

Ingredients

• 2-3 plums;
• 2 glasses of grapes;
• 2 cups blueberries or blackberries
• 2 tablespoons chopped basil
• 1 pack of yogurt;
• ½ lime.

Preparation

Chop the fruit and mix with the berries. Add basil, season with yogurt and lime juice.

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