Ode to a healthy spring, Mostly Fresh, Spiced Fruit Salad

Name: Ode to a healthy spring, Mostly Fresh, Spiced Fruit Salad Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 1- 11 oz can mandarin oranges; 1-20 oz can pineapple chunks; 1- 15 oz can sliced mango cut over bowl into chunks; 15- black grapes seedless; 15- red grapes seedless; 6 oz- blueberries fresh; 1- pear fresh peeled cored quartered into 1/8ths and then cut into chunks; 1- large apple fresh cored quartered into 1/8ths and then cut into chunks.; 12 strawberries fresh remove tops and quartered; 1/2 cup- raisins; 2 tsp- ginger root fresh remove skin with peeler then grated; lemon juice- from 1/2 fresh lemon (roll on counter to soften before halving); 1 tsp- cinnamon ground (divided); 1 tsp- nutmeg ground (divided); 1/2 tsp- cumin ground (divided); 1/2- tsp- turmeric (divided); 6- cloves whole (divided); 2- ripe banana sliced (add 4-5 slices per serving when served); 1/2 cup- granola Like Bear Naked triple berry Crunch (add by 1 tbls per serving when served); 2- 6 oz containers Chobani Greek yogurt black cherry stirred (added by one oz (approx. 2 tbls) per serving when served); *1 cup- Coconut flaked if desired (added by 1 tbls per serving when served). Coconut adds 35 calories and 3 grams saturated fat per serving.

Minutes to Prepare: 30

Number of Servings: 14

Ingredients

1- 11 oz can mandarin oranges1-20 oz can pineapple chunks1- 15 oz can sliced mango, cut over bowl into chunks15- black grapes, seedless 15- red grapes, seedless 6 oz- blueberries, fresh1- pear, fresh, peeled, cored, quartered into 1/8ths and then cut into chunks1- large apple, fresh, cored, quartered into 1/8ths and then cut into chunks.12, strawberries, fresh, remove tops and quartered 1/2 cup- raisins2 tsp- ginger root, fresh, remove skin with peeler, then gratedlemon juice- from 1/2 fresh lemon (roll on counter to soften before halving)1 tsp- cinnamon, ground (divided)1 tsp- nutmeg ground (divided)1/2 tsp- cumin, ground (divided)1/2- tsp- turmeric (divided)6- cloves, whole (divided)2- ripe banana, sliced (add 4-5 slices per serving when served)1/2 cup- granola, Like Bear Naked, triple berry Crunch (add by 1 tbls per serving when served)2- 6 oz containers, Chobani Greek yogurt,black cherry, stirred (added by one oz (approx. 2 tbls) per serving when served)*1 cup- Coconut, flaked, if desired (added by 1 tbls per serving when served). Coconut adds 35 calories and 3 grams saturated fat per serving.

Directions

1) Drain the juice from the 3 cans of fruit into a pitcher before placing contents into a (very) large bowl. *Add the tops from the strawberries (squeeze), the peelings from the ginger and the bulk of the lemon, to this liquid and let seep. Before using, pour through a sieve.
2) Add the rest of the ingredients except the banana, yogurt and granola, adding apple last so it is on top.
3) Squeeze lemon juice over apples and fruit.
4) Grate the ginger over bowl add sprinkle half the spices. Gently mix.
5) Sprinkle the other half of the spices and gently mix again.
Let stand in refrigerator for one hour minimum , pour juice/spice mixture from bottom of bowl back over fruit before serving.
Add a couple tbls of the fruit juice mix over each serving.
Add banana, granola and yogurt (and coconut if desired)only to amount to be served to maintain its freshness..

Serving Size:�14- 1 cup servings

Servings Per Recipe: 14

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