Strawberry-Sauced Crunchy Fruit Salad
This salad is beautiful, healthy, and delicious! The fruits can be chopped to use as a salad or sliced thinly and layered in a trifle bowl for a truly stunning presentation.
Ingredients
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2 ½ cups crispy rice cereal
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1 ½ cups chopped hazelnuts
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¾ cup packed brown sugar
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½ cup margarine, melted
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1 pound fresh or frozen sliced strawberries
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⅓ cup orange juice
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2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
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2 Red Delicious apples, cored and diced
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2 Golden Delicious apples, cored and diced
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2 Granny Smith apples, cored and diced
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4 seedless oranges, peeled and diced
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1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the rice cereal and nuts into a baking pan. Stir in the brown sugar and margarine. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until toasty. Stir occasionally. Set aside to cool.
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In the container of a blender or large food processor, combine the strawberries, orange juice, confectioners' sugar and vanilla sugar. Puree into a smooth sauce. Set aside.
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To make the salad, toss the red, green and yellow apples with oranges and pineapple in a large serving bowl. Sprinkle with the nut crunch and spoon strawberry sauce over the top. Or you can serve the toppings on the side.
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