Food and Recipes Fruits Ambrosia Salad Be the first to rate & review! This simple bowl of fruit has earned an important place at the Southern table. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 21, 2023 Rate PRINT Share Servings: 8 to 10 Ambrosia salad is perhaps the most Southern salad of all. First, it is a salad with no lettuce, a category of dishes the South really excels at creating. Second, it is a side dish that we've managed to elevate to dessert status (though, serve it as a side dish and no one will argue). Serve ambrosia salad at the holidays, the time of the year when most people make it, or serve it in the summer. Whenever you want it, it's the right time to make it. The good thing about ambrosia salad (besides how delicious it is) is how forgiving it is to changes. Citrus is key, but you don't have to use orange segments alone. You can add grapefruit, tangerines, and more. Pineapple is a given, but some ambrosia recipes call for pear, even apple. To finish it off, dried, flaked coconut is typical, but you could also use other options like pomegrante seeds, berries, even pumpkin seeds. Ingredients 12 navel oranges, peeled and sectioned 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, and cut into cubes 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar 1 cup freshly grated coconut Garnish: orange rind curls Directions Combine fruit and powdered sugar: Toss together fruit and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Layer fruit mixture and coconut: Place one-third fruit mixture in a serving bowl. Top with one-third coconut. Repeat layers twice. Cover and chill 2 hours. Garnish, if desired. Test Kitchen Tip Three red grapefruit, peeled and sectioned, may be added to fruit mixture, if desired. Rate It Print