Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe

The key to this Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe is in the dressing.

Fruits of your choice, or the ones that look best at the grocery, can be used. I especially like a few bananas in mine.

Romaine lettuce makes a prettier presentation but iceberg will work also.

Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe

Romaine or Iceberg lettuce
8 cups cut up mixed fresh fruit (such as oranges*, apples, bananas, pears, peaches, strawberries and grapes

Poppy Seed Dressing

3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. onion salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/3 cup vinegar
1 cup oil
1 Tbsp. poppy seed

Line a large salad bowl with lettuce leaves. Fill the salad bowl with the mixed fruit. Accompany with Poppy Seed Dressing.

In a small bowl combine the sugar, salt and dry mustard. Stir in the vinegar and beat at medium speed while gradually adding the oil. Beat 5 to 10 minutes longer or until thickened. Add the poppy seed.

Pour into a screw top jar. Cover tightly with the lid and shake vigorously to blend well. Store covered in the refrigerator.

Shake well before using.

Serve on fresh fruit salad.

* Citrus Supremes

Do you know those citrus segments you sometimes get that don't have all the pithy rind on it? They actually have a name: Supremes.

If you use citrus in your salad instead of just dividing them into segments you can be much more elegant with Supremes.

Here's how to make Citrus Supremes:

Cut the top and bottom off of the rind. Stand the citrus on one end and cut down the sides to peel the orange. Remove as much of the white membrane as you can.

Use a sharp knife to cut the citrus segments at a slight angle between the membranes and lift the segment out carefully.

There you have it. Citrus Supremes!