It recently came to my attention that there are people in my social circle who haven't had Ambrosia Salad. I can't express just how sad I am for them. I decided that I need to make it for the next potluck gathering I attend, but realized I hadn't made it in years.
Today, while doing my regular grocery shopping, I found canned fruit and mini marshmallows were on sale. The universe clearly needed me to do a dry run, so I took the opportunity to measure out my ingredients and write down my recipe.
Keep in mind that this is what I like. You can use any fruits you want (fresh or canned, though I prefer canned because it's less work) and any ratios you want, any liquid and amount you want for the dressing, etc. I use:
Ingredients:
15 oz can sliced peaches in light syrup, drained
15 oz can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained
20 oz can pineapple chunks, drained & juice reserved
1 cup maraschino cherries de-stemmed and sliced in half (I measure the cup after slicing, not before)
2/3 cup shredded coconut
1 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 cup sour cream
Directions:
Combined all fruit, coconut, and marshmallows in bowl and set aside.
Wisk sour cream and 2T of the reserved pineapple juice together and mix into fruit mix.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour. I like to give it one more good mixing before serving.
Some people like to reserve the coconut and marshmallows and put them in just before serving. It's all about preference so go experiment with your "salads" and find out what you like!
