Lime Cream Layered Fruit Salad

A delightful, lime cream layered gelatin salad loaded with an assortment of fresh fruit—papaya, strawberries, honeydew melon and blueberries.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 papayas
2 tablespoons lime juice
3/4 cup dairy sour cream
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon grated lime peel
1 1/2 cups whipping cream, whipped
1 pint strawberries, halved
3 cups honeydew chunks
1 pint blueberries

Cooking Directions:

1. Seed papaya, reserving 1 tablespoon seeds. Peel; cut into chunks. Set aside.
2. Place reserved seeds and lime juice into blender container. Cover and process until seeds are finely chopped. Combine lime juice mixture, sour cream, honey, and lime peel; mix well. Fold into whipped cream.
3. In 3 quart glass bowl, layer papaya chunks, strawberries, half of whipped cream mixture, honeydew, blueberries and remaining whipped cream mixture. Garnish with additional strawberry halves, if desired. Serve within 4 hours.

Makes 8 servings.

Variations: Substitute 3 cups peach chunks for papaya. Substitute 2 teaspoons poppy seeds for papaya seeds.

Recipe courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.