DESSERT-FRUIT SALAD

                                                             FRUIT SALAD

FRUIT SALAD (also called Macedonia) is a dish consisting of various kinds of fruit, served either in their own juices or a syrup or combined with different types of sweet liquid and table cream. In different forms fruit salad can be served as an appetizer, a side-salad, or a dessert. When served as an appetizer or as a dessert, a fruit salad is also known as a fruit cocktail. In the Philippines, fruit salad is considered to be more of a dessert rather than an appetizer or side dish. The Filipino version of the fruit salad requires the use of condensed milk and table cream which makes the dish rich and sweet.The typical Filipino fruit salad is composed of canned fruit cocktail combined with condensed milk and table cream. However, there are also some versions wherein buko or young coconut is added (this should not be mistaken as the buko salad wherein young coconut is exclusively used).

There are a number of home recipes for fruit salad that contain different kinds of fruit, or that use a different kind of sauce other than the fruit’s own juice or syrup. Some uses a mayonnaise-based sauce, sour cream (such as in ambrosia), yogurt or even mustard as the primary sauce ingredient. An ever-popular variation also uses whipped cream mixed in with many varieties of fruits (usually a mixture of berries), and also often include miniature marshmallows. Rojak, a Malaysian fruit salad, uses a spicy sauce with peanuts and shrimp paste.

Ingredients:

• 1 can (large) fruit cocktail

• 1 cup fresh strawberries, cleaned and cut in half lengthwise

• 1 cup blueberries, cleaned

• 3 pieces kiwi, cleaned and sliced into bite size pieces

• ¾ cups nata de coco

• 14 ounces condensed milk

• 8 ounces table / medium cream or all purpose cream

Procedure:

• Drain the juice from the fruit cocktail and transfer the canned fruits in a bowl.

• Combine the fruit cocktail, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, and nata de coco then toss lightly.

• Add the condensed milk then mix lightly. Be extra careful so that the fruits will remain intact.

• Add the table cream / medium cream then mix again. Make sure that the cream is properly distributed amongst the fruits.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

• Serve Chilled.

• Share & Enjoy!