Tropical Fruit Salad

A Tropical Fruit Salad with a citrusy sauce that gives a light lift to any meal. The salad with fresh and canned fruit is easy to prepare ahead of time by microwaving to thicken the sauce. It makes a delicious dessert, too!

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This recipe is typical of my mama's delectable kitchen inventions. It's a long-standing family favorite, a testament to Mama's knack for concocting recipes off the top of her head.

There are other made-up recipes, like her delicious creamy seafood casseroles. Very similar to this Crawfish Fettuccine. Her recipes were so original that they never quite came out the same. This made it a challenge to get her to recall ingredients and instructions, but after a bit of prodding, she always came through.

You may have a mama, a grandma, another family member, or a friend like this. Or you may be one of these kitchen inventors yourself.

This  Best Fresh Fruit Salad with a Creamy Dressing is also a family favorite at our house, served as a perfect side dish or a light dessert. The whipped cream dressing is flavored with cream cheese and a little sweetness, then tossed with seven fresh fruits. It's a refreshing, creamy fruit dish that's easy to make and no-cook.

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Honoring Mother's Day With Special Dishes

This particular day always softens my heart. It really started when I became a mom myself. I had no idea I could possess a love so strong until I had my first child. That experience has also taught me the worth of a mother and how much respect my Mama deserves. Serving this Tropical Fruit Salad does.

Where would we be without our mamas? One thing is for sure: we wouldn't have recipes like this to pass along.

How To Make This Fruit Dish?

The invention of this salad began the same way I think most family recipes began. My Mawmaw's original fruit salad recipe was made by my mama many times. Each time, there were minor adjustments until it became her own tropical fruit salad tossed with a lemon, pineapple, and orange sauce.

In this recipe, using the microwave makes preparation easier, or you can make it in a saucepan on the stovetop.

The first step is to mix the sauce juices with cornstarch and sugar, then cook them (on high in the microwave) until thickened. Then set it aside to cool.

Next, combine canned and fresh fruit in a large bowl with nuts.

The final step is adding the cooled sauce to the fruit dish and then trying to restrain yourself from eating it before it chills in the refrigerator.

See how easy it is?

I hope you enjoy this salad, and even if you can't spend time with your mama this Mother's Day or any day of the year, take the opportunity to bless some other mother's heart. Just look around for the ones God puts in your path.

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Motherhood is more than a stage-it's a lifelong calling from God. With it He gives us hearts that love deeply, hands that serve tirelessly, and vision to see His blossoming image in the precious ones entrusted to our care.  

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