Sunday, 17 May 2015

Acini De Pepe Salad

This is my daughters favorite salad and wants me to make it for every pot luck gathering. It`s like frog eye salad meets ambrosia salad. I got the recipe from my Aunt Marlene and not sure where she got it from but it`s so yummy everyone will love it!
The picture is not exactly how it looks like but could not find one. 
picture courtesy of jamhands.net


Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 3/4 cups pineapple juice
2 Tbsp flour
3 beaten eggs
1/2 tsp salt

Cook over medium heat until slightly thickened, don`t burn! Set aside to cool. 

1 1/2  cups acini pasta
5 cups water
tiny bit of oil to prevent sticking
a little salt

Cook the acini 7 mins, then rinse in cold water. Add acini to sauce. Set in the fridge 8-10 hours. I usually do this the night before and leave it overnight in the fridge. 

1 large can crushed pineapple drained (you can do this the night before and use juice in first step)
1 can orange sections, drained
1/2 jar maraschino cherries (optional)
1 cup coconut
1 can fruit cocktail, drained
Strawberries, sliced 
Purple grapes, sliced in half
1 small Cool Whip
Mini marshmallows (optional)

Add all ingredients including acini sauce in a large bowl and blend well adding the fresh fruit last so it wont break them apart too much. 

This makes a pretty good sized bowl full which you`ll need because everyone will love it! 



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