Recipes

Sweet Cherry Pineapple Salad

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 Melissa Smallwood (aka Multi-tasking Mama) has worked with seniors and families as a professional organizer for several years and is the owner of Organized Life by Design, LLC. She has an extensive human services background. She is also the mom of three active boys (one of which has special needs). She enjoys helping people get their lives, calendars and homes organized so that they have time to see and enjoy their blessings! Melissa also has a passion for cheap yet chic home décor and has many resources available for decorating your home on a budget. Melissa has written many articles on organizing for various websites and organizations including Online Organizing.com, Show Mom the Money, Ask Baby Kid, Dr. Mommy Says, Sassy Mamas, Pink Lemonade of Life and more.

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What You Need:

1 pineapple, peeled and cut into chunks

1/3 C sugar

1/2 lb. dark sweet cherries, pitted

1 (5 oz.) pkg. mixed salad greens

! C French dressing

1 C blue cheese, crumbled

How to Make It:

Place the pineapple chunks in the bottom of shallow baking dish.

Sprinkle the pineapple with the sugar.

Cover the dish and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour to chill.

Place the cherries into the pan with the pineapple and stir to combine.

Place the salad greens into a salad bowl.

Place the cherry and pineapple mixture over the greens.

Pour the French dressing over the entire salad.

Top with the crumbled blue cheese just before serving.

Serves: 6

This sweet festive salad goes well with pork or chicken. Placing the pineapple in the refrigerator to chill gives the sugar time to soak into the pineapple giving it a sweet taste. Be sure to mix the pineapple and cherries together in the shallow pan so that both types of fruit are covered with little of the sweet juice.