Layered Fruit Flag Salad

Charm family and friends with this fruity tribute to the stars and stripes. Blend lemon yogurt and time-saving prepared whipped topping for the easy "frosting."

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) cans pineapple tidbits in juice
2 medium bananas, sliced
3 pints (6 cups) fresh strawberries
3 (6 ounce) containers Yoplait® Original 99% Fat Free lemon burst yogurt
1 1/2 cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
4 cups cubed (1/2 to 3/4 inch) cantaloupe, well drained
1 1/2 pints (3 cups) fresh blueberries
2 cups miniature marshmallows

Instructions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice in small bowl.
Pat pineapple dry with paper towels to remove any excess liquid.
Toss banana slices in pineapple liquid; drain well, discarding liquid.
Reserve 18 to 20 strawberries for flag stripes; cut remaining strawberries into quarters.
In medium bowl, mix yogurt, whipped topping and powdered sugar until well blended and smooth.
In ungreased 13 x 9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, layer cantaloupe and quartered strawberries. Reserve 50 blueberries for flag stars.
Layer remaining blueberries over strawberries.
Top with bananas, pineapple and marshmallows.
With pancake turner, press fruit lightly to even out top.
Spread yogurt mixture evenly over fruit. If desired, at this point, salad can be covered and refrigerated up to 4 hours.
If serving salad immediately, add topping; if salad is refrigerated, add topping up to 1 hour before serving.
Sprinkle reserved blueberries in corner to resemble stars of flag.
Cut reserved strawberries into quarters.
Arrange strawberries in rows to resemble stripes of flag.

Prep: 40 min | Total: 40 min | Yield: 12 servings

Notes

Tip: You could vary this salad to suit your taste. Why not add or substitute red or green grapes, raspberries or honeydew melon? Chopped pecans, walnuts or pitted dates are also delicious in the salad.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 210 (Calories from Fat 25), Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 40mg; Total Carbohydrate 41g o (Dietary Fiber 4g, Sugars 31g), Protein 4g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 30%; Vitamin C 140%; Calcium 10%; Iron 4%

Carbohydrate Choices: 3

Exchanges: 0 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT Marques Internationales SAS (France) used under license.

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker