The Perfect Summer Salad
Cool, light and even the name sounds a little like summer. This is the perfect salad for a family reunion or after a long hot day on (in our case) the lake. You can make this salad a day ahead except for adding the whipped cream and marshmallows just before serving. Enjoy!
Frog Eye Salad Recipe
1 cup acini de pepe macaroni
4 cups boiling water (add pinch of salt to water)
1 large can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple (in it's own juice)
1 large can mandarins oranges (whole or tidbits)
1 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
3 large eggs
1 cup small marshmallows
1 9 ounce carton Cool Whip
*Boil macaroni for 15- 20 minutes. Drain macaroni, wash with cool water. Set aside to continue cooling.
*Drain fruit (RESERVE JUICE)
*Stir together fruit and macaroni. Cool in refrigerator.
*Blend, eggs, juice from fruit, flour and sugar until smooth. (I use a blender)
*Cook mixture and stir frequently in microwave or stove, until mixture is thick and smooth. *Let this mixture cool in refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap.
*Fold together macaroni and fruit with the cooked mixture.
*Let this set overnight or 6-8 hours.
*Fold in marshmallows and cool whip just before serving.
This makes a large salad, serving 8-10 people.
1 cup acini de pepe macaroni
4 cups boiling water (add pinch of salt to water)
1 large can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple (in it's own juice)
1 large can mandarins oranges (whole or tidbits)
1 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
3 large eggs
1 cup small marshmallows
1 9 ounce carton Cool Whip
*Boil macaroni for 15- 20 minutes. Drain macaroni, wash with cool water. Set aside to continue cooling.
*Drain fruit (RESERVE JUICE)
*Stir together fruit and macaroni. Cool in refrigerator.
*Blend, eggs, juice from fruit, flour and sugar until smooth. (I use a blender)
*Cook mixture and stir frequently in microwave or stove, until mixture is thick and smooth. *Let this mixture cool in refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap.
*Fold together macaroni and fruit with the cooked mixture.
*Let this set overnight or 6-8 hours.
*Fold in marshmallows and cool whip just before serving.
This makes a large salad, serving 8-10 people.
