Need a fruit salad recipe. Best one you've got

[Natasha]

We've been asked to bring fruit salad for Thanksgiving.. Fruit salad is one of those things that I eat, it's ok, but I don't really get...I'd just as soon eat each fruit on his own.

[witchypoo]

i mix all the fruit together by hand and pour the salad into a pretty glass bowl for serving

one fresh pineapple, cubed
three or four handfuls of blackberries, washed/picked over
one cantaloupe, cubed
one pint strawberries, washed/hulled and sliced
one pint blueberries, washed/picked over
half a pound cherries, pitted and sliced
seeds from one pomegranate
two navel oranges, peeled and sliced
three or four handfuls of green grapes, washed/picked over

[Natasha]

i mix all the fruit together by hand and pour the salad into a pretty glass bowl for serving

one fresh pineapple, cubed
three or four handfuls of blackberries, washed/picked over
one cantaloupe, cubed
one pint strawberries, washed/hulled and sliced
one pint blueberries, washed/picked over
half a pound cherries, pitted and sliced
seeds from one pomegranate
two navel oranges, peeled and sliced
three or four handfuls of green grapes, washed/picked over

That sounds good. Can I omit the pomegranate seeds? And I'm skeptical about how good cantaloupe would be right now.

[caribougrrl]

there is an interesting fruit salad discussion here:

http://chrunners.net/forum/index.php?topic=76712.20

[crazypants]

The awesomeness of a fruit salad is very simple:
The ratio of pineapple to melon.
The greater the P and lower the M, the better the overall salad will be.

It's math- you can't argue with it!

[Natasha]

I can't believe how young that thread is! And, hee, here was my post... at least I'm consistent

1.  Good melon is awesome, bad melon makes me sad.

[OldBaldHippie]

Go to store
Buy fruit
Wash and chop
Put in bowl
Take to party...

[diablita]

 

[Natasha]

My fruit salad was the hit of the party.

[onawhim]

And the melon question?

[Natasha]

And the melon question?

Avoided it.

Most of the fruit was grapes and berries. Very little cut fruit. Lots of dipping into the bowl for snacking by everybody. (eek)