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Fruit Salad

Chopped apple, strawberry, pineapple, and grapes tossed together, a cold mix eaten for the contrast of textures as much as the sweetness.

Where it comes from

Combining whatever fruit was on hand made it a stretch dish for potlucks and buffets, cheap to assemble in volume and easy to scale for a crowd.

What cooks argue about

The fight is over dressing: tossing the fruit with citrus juice to slow browning and add tartness, or leaving it plain, which tastes purer but browns and weeps faster.

Nobody has published a fruit salad recipe yet. The page stays out of search until one exists, which is the rule for every thin page here.