Last Minute Fruit Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 -4 cups whole fresh strawberries, rinsed,dried,stems removed
• 4 kiwi fruits, unpeeled
• 2 (10 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained but reserve a few spoonfuls of juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained but reserve a few spoonfuls of juice
• 1 (10 ounce) jar red maraschino cherries, drained,stemmed & de-pitted
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 if you have an egg slicer,us this to slice your berries thinly, otherwise, use a knife to slice into very thin slices.
• 2 wash kiwfruit and pat dry.
• 3 using a very sharp knife, slice kiwi thinly- leaving the skin on.
• 4 lay each slice of kiwi flat and use the knife point to cut a slit in the ring of skin left on each slice.
• 5 the remaining skin should easily peel off (if it is stubborn, just trace along the outer edge of the slice with your knife)- you'll end up with nice even slices of kiwi.
• 6 in a large decorative serving bowl,gently combine berries, kiwi slices, mandarin oranges, and pineapple chunks- don't stir too hard or you'll crush the fruit.
• 7 chop cherries and add to the bowl.
• 8 add just a couple of tablespoons of each of the the reserved fruit canning juices to taste- not too much, just enough to moisten.
• 9 add the sugar and gently stir to combine.
• 10 cover& chill at least 30 minutes.
• 11 can be made up to 3 hours in advance- but don't make too early or the fruit will get soggy.