Grandma's 5 Cup Salad

Submitted by John DOH

"From the mid 1950's, an easy and fast child pleaser, with a few variables to move the taste point around. Always a favourite for Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, etc.!"

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream (alternate, 1 cup yogurt)
• 1 cup drained fruit cocktail (alternate 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained)
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup drained mandarin orange segments (canned)
• 1 cup kraft mini marshmallows

directions

1. Very simple.
2. Assemble, mix thoroughly.
3. Cover and refrigerate an hour or more, and serve.

Reviews

[Studentchef]

I doubled this recipe except for the yogurt and loved it. I did use yogurt over sour cream because I am watching my weight, but I did use vanilla flavoured yogurt which suited this recipe very well.

 

[Little Bee]

My MIL makes this except she calls it "Ambrosia" either way I love this salad and it is a regular on our Easter dinner table. Thanks for sharing a great "old fashioned" recipe! :)

 

[PIEFACE 2]

this is my recipe (can't remember where i got the recipe, think just word of mouth and now i am grandma! used to take this to so many "bring-your-own-dish" gatherings. but back then it wasn't just the kids who loved it, we all did. makes me smile to see it on the internet.

 

[ladypit]

I love these sorts of things! Mine was a 4 cup salad as I omitted the coconut. I used fat free vanilla yogurt and I loved that instead of the sour cream. A nice dinner side the kids enjoyed and I put the leftovers in their lunches for tomorrow!

 

[Susie D]

We really enjoyed this easy salad. It is very nostalgic and I have had it many times, but never made it myself. I was genuinely surprised at how well the sour cream accented the other ingredients. It was very creamy, held well, and no additional sugar was needed at all. Thanks for a fun trip down memory lane and I will make this again.