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Christmas Eve Salad (Ensalada De Noche Buena)

Marge left out beets, and added kiwi. Good served with Miss Daisy's poppy seed dressing.

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Vegetables
Courses: Salads
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Pineapple chunks*
2   Oranges (large)
2   Bananas (medium)
1   Apple (large)
3   Beets** - cooked, peeled, (medium)
  Sliced
1   Jicama - peeled, sliced
1   Sugar cane - peeled, sliced
  Lettuce
1/2 cup 118mlPeanuts

Recipe Instructions

* fresh or canned

** or a 16 ounce can of beets

Pomegranate seeds Mayonnaise or salad dressing Milk Remove crown of fresh pineapple. Peel pineapple and remove eyes; quarter and remove core. Cut pineapple into chunks. (Or drain canned pineapple.) Peel oranges; section over a bowl to catch juice. Peel and slice bananas. Core and slice apple. Toss apple and banana with orange sections and orange juice.

Drain fruits; arrange with pineapple chunks, sliced beets, jicama and sugar cane on large lettuce lined platter. Sprinkle with peanuts and pomegranate seeds. Thin mayonnaise or salad dressing with a little milk to make drizzling consistency. Pass with salad.

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens Mexican Cookbook 1977

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