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Ambrosia salad

Name: Ambrosia salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 312g can mandarin oranges drained; 227g can pineapple chunks drained; 100g maraschino cherries drained, plus extra stemmed cherries to garnish; 240ml double cream; 30g icing sugar; 120g Greek yogurt; 70g desiccated coconut (or use sweetened coconut flakes, if you can find them); 75g mini marshmallows; 30g toasted pecans roughly chopped (optional)

Jennifer Joyce

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

chill for 1 hour

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Indulge in this retro American dessert, packed with plenty of texture and fruit, all layered with softly whipped cream

Egg-free

Gluten-free

Low sugar

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Ingredients

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312g can mandarin oranges

drained
227g can pineapple chunks

drained
100g maraschino cherries

drained, plus extra stemmed cherries to garnish
240ml double cream
30g icing sugar
120g Greek yogurt
70g desiccated coconut

(or use sweetened coconut flakes, if you can find them)
75g mini marshmallows
30g toasted pecans

roughly chopped (optional)

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal312
fat14g
saturates12g
carbs39g
sugars36g
fibre4g
protein4g
salt0.09g

Method

step 1

Drain all the fruit on a thick layer of kitchen paper and pat dry – you want to remove as much liquid as possible.
step 2

Beat the cream to soft peaks, then add the sugar and beat again. Fold through the yogurt.
step 3

Fold the drained fruit, coconut and marshmallows through the whipped cream mixture. Scrape the ambrosia into a serving dish or individual dessert bowls. Cover and chill until ready to serve, or for up to three days. Scatter over the pecans (if using) and garnish with stemmed maraschino cherries just before serving.

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