Recipe: Fruit Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing

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Fruit Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing
From: John Kiesler
Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking
Date: 4-5-98

Serves 6

Honey Yogurt Dressing

1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup honey
Dash almond extract
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice Pinch ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint

Fruit Salad

1 pint strawberries, hulled and quartered
1 small cantaloupe, peeled and diced
1 small pineapple, peeled and diced
1 pint blueberries
2 mangoes, peeled and diced
2 papayas, peeled and diced
1/2 cup toasted almonds

For the dressing, combine yogurt, confectioners' sugar, and honey in a bowl, mixing well. Add almond extract, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and mint and mix well. Set aside while you prepare the fruit.

For the salad, place the fruit in a bowl and toss to mix. Add dressing and mix well. Place in refrigerator until ready to serve. Top with toasted almonds just before serving.