Ambrosia Salad Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
2 (6-oz) packages apricot- flavored g, elatin
2 cup ; boiling water
1 cup rose wine or dry white wine, chilled
3/4 cup ; cold water
1 package (10-oz) frozen sliced strawberries, thawed and un
1 can (8-oz) crushed pineapple, undrained
2 bananas, peeled, cut in half lengt
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp to 2 tbsp coconut, toasted
1 lettuce leaves
Recipe
Preparation
Combine gelatine and boiling water in a large bowl; stir 2 minutes
or until gelatine dissolves. Add wine and cold water; chill until the
consistency of unbeaten egg white.
Stir in strawberries, pineapple, and bananas; pour into a lightly
greased 6-cup mold.
Cover and chill 8 hours.
Combine sour cream and brown sugar; spoon into a serving dish.
Sprinkle with toasted coconut.
Unmold salad onto lettuce leaves; serve with sour cream mixture.
Yield:
12 servings.
Martha Myers of Maryland, in November, 1994 "Southern Living". Typos
by Jeff Pruett.
Servings:
12
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