OK, so if I ever wrote a book about simple dishes that look complicated, this would be the cover-page! It tastes DELICIOUS! Takes less than 2 minutes to prepare.. if you are fast at opening canned fruit.
I never heard of this salad before, until I saw it being served at work for brunch. I never knew what was in it exactly but ate bowls and bowls of it. I later investigated and found out it was only 5 ingredients: coconut shavings, sour cream, pineapple, marshmallows and mandarin oranges.
I then looked up where it originated and this is what I found:
"Ambrosia. The food of the gods in classical mythology. The term may mean food in the narrow sense of eatables, in which case it is the counterpart of nectar, the drink of the gods; or it may mean food in the wider sense of sustenance, when it embraces drink also. What the gods were actually supposed to eat is a matter of conjecture. In the English language any especially delicious food may be called ambrosia; but this usage has become uncommon."
Remember, its equal parts of each ingredient.
1 cup diced pineapple
1 cup canned mandarin oranges
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup sweetened coconut shavings
Usually I decorate it with a round pineapple in the middle, oranges around it and cherries lining the bowl.. But I didn't have much fruit left today.
Hope you enjoy this salad, its perfect for the summer. Great dish to bring to a bbq as well!
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