Watermelon Salad

This salad is one of my favorite salads because of the fruit and raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Add grilled or leftover cooked chicken for a one bowl meal!

Ingredients
8 cups loosely packed lettuce mixture
2 cups seedless watermelon chunks, about 1"
3/4 cup quartered cucumber slices
1/3 cup thin small red onions, separated into rings
1/2 cup walnut halves
1/3 Light Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
1 Tbsp. reduced fat, olive oil mayonnaise

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.

Whisk dressing gradually into mayonnaise until well blended.

Add to salad and toss gently to coat.

Serve immediately.

Variations: Replace watermelon with strawberries, cut in half lengthwise.

If you love fruits like I do, you may ad  blueberries, strawberries, mango, kiwi, pineapple, etc. to the above recipe. I usually do about 1/3 cup of each one.

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Strawberries, Cheesecake, Easy!

These are not only perfect for Valentine's Day, but anytime when you want a great little strawberry snack.

 

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries   
Recipe found on The Sweets Life • Recipe from Nutmeg Nanny

Ingredients

• 1 lb large strawberries
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened (can use 1/3 less fat)
• 3-4 tbsp powdered sugar (4 tbsp for a sweeter filling)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• graham cracker crumbs

Directions

Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife, if necessary (some may already be hollow inside). Prep all strawberries and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or ziploc with the corner snipped off. Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture.

Once strawberries are filled, dip the top in graham cracker crumbs.

If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.

How much simpler could you get?

Use Philadelphia Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling!

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Are You Wearing Red Today? I am!

This recipe is from Kraft Foods. I had saved this recipe from a calendar I received from them years ago. Hope you share it with someone you love!

Strawberry Heart Pillows

Makes 16 servings, 1 heart each
Prep: 1 hour 10 min.

1 frozen puff pastry sheet (1/2 of 17.3-oz. pkg.), thawed
1/3 cup strawberry jam or preserves
1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
4 large strawberries, each cut into 4 slices
1 square Baker's Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unfold pastry. Cut into 16 hearts with 2" heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place on ungreased baking sheet. (I always line mine with parchment paper.)

Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack and cool completely.

Cut each heart horizontally in half. Spread 1 tsp. jam onto bottom; top with 1 tbsp. of whipped topping and a strawberry slice. Cover with tops of hearts. Drizzle with chocolate.

Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate up to 1 hour.

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