Cookbook:Frog's Eye Salad
Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes
Frog's Eye Salad | |
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Category | Salad recipes |
Servings | 12 |
Time | overnight |
Difficulty |
Frog's eye salad is a dessert salad common in the American midwest.
Ingredients Edit
- 1 package Acini di pepe pasta
- 2 cans (30–40 oz) crushed pineapple
- 2 cans (30–40 oz) mandarin oranges
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup (240 ml) sugar
- 1 tub imitation whipped topping
- ½ package miniature marshmallows
Procedure Edit
- Cook pasta in a large saucepan. Drain and rinse pasta.
- Drain cans of pineapple and oranges, reserving juice.
- Mix juices, sugar and egg yolks in a medium saucepan. Bring to full rolling boil, stirring frequently until thickened.
- Pour hot sauce over pasta. Cool and refrigerate overnight.
- Add fruit and mix well, then fold in whipped topping and marshmallows.
Notes, tips, and variations Edit
- Keep refrigerated.
- Lasts for several days.
- Garnish with Maraschino cherries.
- You may optionally add ½ cup flaked coconut or chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, etc.)