Winter Sunshine Salad

Name: Winter Sunshine Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple chunks; 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained; 1 yellow apple; 1 red apple; 1 pears or 1 yellow apple; 1/3 cup walnuts, coarsely broken; 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger, minced; 1/4 cup blackberry syrup; 1 -2 tablespoon spiced rum (optional)

Submitted by 3KillerBs

"Brighten up a chilly, drippy, dreary day with the sunshiny brightness of pineapples and mandarin oranges sparked with crystallized ginger and kissed with summer in the form of blackberry syrup. I should have made a double batch because it was gone in no time. I served it as a side dish with a meal of venison burgers and baked sweetpotatoes, but it would make a nice, light dessert. "Cooking" time is chilling time."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple chunks
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 yellow apple
1 red apple
1 pears or 1 yellow apple
¹⁄₃ cup walnuts, coarsely broken
1 tablespoon crystallized ginger, minced
¹⁄₄ cup blackberry syrup
1 -2 tablespoon spiced rum (optional)

directions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
Core apples and pear. Cut in bite-sized chunks.
Mix fruit, walnuts, and ginger in a large bowl.
Dress with the blackberry syrup, 1/4 cup of the reserved pineapple juice, and the rum if desired. Toss well.
Chill for 1/2 hour.
Toss again and serve.
If its a festive occasion this would be particularly pretty served on a leaf of curly endive with a couple red grapes alongside and a puff of whipped cream on top.

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Reviews

This was so light and refreshing. i really enjoyed this recipe on a day that I really didn't feel like cooking. And it refrigerates well.

Studentchef