Summer Fruit Salad

Kiwifruit are cultivated in New Zealand and have a fuzzy brown skin with a surprisingly green interior. With a flavor similar to strawberries and the tartness of pineapple, they are perfect for a variety of uses. Firm fruits are easiest to slice. You may want to use fresh pears in this salad in the summer. There are over 5,000 varieties, so you will have a great selection to choose from. Superior pears are grown in France, California, Oregon and Washington. Pears are actually better if they are picked when unripe and left to ripen in your kitchen or produce section of your local grocery store. Canned pears are soft and juicy.

    1 (16-ounce) can sliced pears in natural juices, undrained
    1 apple
    10 strawberries
    4 peaches
    1 kiwifruit
    1 banana

1.  Pour the whole can of pears into a medium glass serving dish. 
     Peel and slice the apple and stir into the pears.

2.  Stir each of the following fruits into the pears as they are      
     prepared. Hull and slice strawberries. Peel and cube the     
     peaches. Cut the kiwifruit in half and scoop out the green
     flesh with a dessert spoon, slice. Peel and slice the banana.

3.  Refrigerate until serving time.

     Makes 6 servings