How To Make Ambrosia Salad
A real classic, this ambrosia salad is filled with fresh vibrant fruits tossed in with coconut and marshmallows in a creamy yogurt dressing.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 20ozpineapple chunks(1 can), drained
- 11ozmandarin oranges(1 can), drained
- 10ozmaraschino cherries(1 jar), drained
- 1½cupsgreen grapescut in half
- ½cupcoconutflaked
- 1½cupsmini marshmallows
- 1cupheavy creamor 1½ cups of whipped topping
- 2tspsugar
- 1cupvanilla Greek yogurt
- ½cupwalnutsor pecans, chopped, optional
- maraschino cherriesmint sprigs, coconut, optional garnishes
Instructions
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Beat the heavy cream with a mixer just until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in the sugar. Alternatively, place the whipped topping in a medium bowl.
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Fold the yogurt ¼ cup at a time into the whipped cream or whipped topping.
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Add the pineapple, oranges, grapes, coconut, and marshmallows to the whipped cream mixture. Gently stir until the fruit is coated.
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Stir in the cherries and nuts if using.
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Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with additional cherries, coconut and mint sprigs if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 321.27kcal
- Fat: 15.10g
- Saturated Fat: 9.60g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.33g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.64g
- Carbohydrates: 45.98g
- Fiber: 3.56g
- Sugar: 38.01g
- Protein: 4.59g
- Cholesterol: 45.55mg
- Sodium: 40.09mg
- Calcium: 90.18mg
- Potassium: 245.18mg
- Iron: 0.68mg
- Vitamin A: 139.21µg
- Vitamin C: 45.54mg
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