Fresh Fruit Dressing

📜 Collection: Unknown Twenty Six | ✍️ Attribution: Unattributed | 📂 Category: Sauces A delightful sweet and tangy homemade dressing perfect for enhancing fresh fruit salads. Features a boiled sugar and vinegar base blended with oil and celery seed.


Prep TimeCook TimeInactive / Chill TimeYield / Servings
10 mins5 mins1 hour8 servings

🔪 Key Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk

Ingredients

Dressing Ingredients

MeasurementsIngredientsPrep / Notes
1 cupSugarNone
1/2 cupSalad VinegarNone
1/2 cupWaterNone
1 cupMazola OilNone
1 tspCelery SeedNone

Fruit Selection

MeasurementsIngredientsPrep / Notes
As neededCantaloupeChopped
As neededWatermelonChopped
As neededGrapesHalved
As neededBananaSliced
As neededKiwiSliced

Instructions

Step 1: Make the Base

  1. Combine 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup salad vinegar, and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Step 2: Mix and Beat

  1. Add 1 cup Mazola oil and 1 tsp celery seed to the mixture.
  2. Beat well until thoroughly combined.

Step 3: Combine and Serve

  1. Prepare assorted fruits including cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes, banana, and kiwi.
  2. Pour dressing over the fruit, let set for an hour, drain, and serve.

💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: The dressing can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator, but toss with fruit just before the resting period.


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