Name: Fruit and Rice Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup plain yogurt; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 2 cups cooked long grain rice, cooled; 3 fresh peaches or nectarines, pitted and chopped or 1-1/2 cups frozen sliced peaches, thawed and chopped; 1 cup halved green grapes; 1/2 cup sliced celery; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup chopped pecans

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Fruit and Rice Salad

6 servings

This cool refreshing salad is perfect to serve on hot summer days. Rice blends with peaches, grapes, celery, raisins, pecans and a dressing that's just lightly sweet. It's a pretty dish to take to any table. —Gitta Hoffman, Mesa, Arizona

Ingredients

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup honey

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

2 cups cooked long grain rice, cooled

3 fresh peaches or nectarines, pitted and chopped or 1-1/2 cups frozen sliced peaches, thawed and chopped

1 cup halved green grapes

1/2 cup sliced celery

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1 In a large bowl, beat the first five ingredients until blended. Stir in the rice, peaches, grapes, celery and raisins. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Just before serving, stir in the pecans.