Southern Pear & Cherry Salad is not only one of the prettiest dishes you will ever place on your dinner table but one of the most yummy too. Don’t wait for a special occasion to make this dish, it’s perfect for weeknight meals.

It’s almost unreasonable to even refer to the instructions as a recipe but alas, we must. I wish I could share with you the first time I ever enjoyed a Southern Pear & Cherry Salad but we’ve been eating them for so long, I simply don’t remember.

When I make this fruit salad for a weeknight dinner, I don’t worry about placing the pears onto a bed of lettuce. However any self respecting southern cook taking this dish to an event wouldn’t dare forget that bed of lettuce! We also use only Duke’s mayonnaise.

This is what happens when I make an executive decision to have a bowl of pear salad for lunch but only have 3 maraschino cherries left in the jar. I don’t let that stop me. I toss raisins on top and make no effort whatsoever to keep the mayo exactly on top of each pear half.

A bowl of Southern Pear & Cherry Salad for lunch is a healthy lunch, right?

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Southern Pear & Cherry Salad

Name: Southern Pear & Cherry Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 (15 oz.) can of pear halves; ½ Cup sharp shredded cheese; ¼ cup mayonnaise; Maraschino cherries; Optional:; Use cottage cheese instead of mayonnaise; Raisins

A quick and easy Fruit Salad to serve for lunch or special occasions. Perfect Brunch recipe.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 (15 oz.) can of pear halves
½ Cup sharp shredded cheese
¼ cup mayonnaise
Maraschino cherries
Optional:
Use cottage cheese instead of mayonnaise
Raisins

Instructions

Drain juice from pear halves and place onto a serving plate.
Place a dollop of mayonnaise onto each pear half.
Sprinkle with sharp fine shredded cheese.
Top with one maraschino cherry.
Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

2 pears
Amount Per Serving Calories 347Total Fat 25gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 17gCholesterol 34mgSodium 403mgCarbohydrates 23gFiber 2gSugar 16gProtein 9g

Nutrition values are not accurate and depend on actual ingredients and amount of ingredients used.

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7 Comments

I have never tried anything like this. Sounds like an interesting mix of ingredients and will have to try it. Included this in a cherry roundup this week.

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My grandmother used to serve this as a salad. I had totally forgotten about it and how good it was. Thanks for the reminder. And thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend.

Wishes for tasty dishes, Linda

Oh my gosh…what a neat recipe!

Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

This looks like a light and easy salad. Heck, that’s a salad that even kids who don’t like vegetables would eat. Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Over the Moon Link Party.

Hello Shirley,
This dessert sounds so good.
Thanks for sharing the recipe at Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Enjoy the week and we hope to see you again.
Julie xo

Southern Pear & Cherry Salad