Ensalada de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Salad)

Contributed byDr. Ruth Browning
Festive salad with oranges, beets, apples, bananas, limes, radishes, and nuts on a lettuce-lined silver platter.

Ingredients

  • 4 oranges (cut in thin rounds with peel, seeded)
  • 8 apples (cored and cut in thin rounds with peel)
  • 4 limes (cut in thin rounds with peel, seeded)
  • 4 bananas (peeled and sliced diagonally)
  • 1 cup canned sliced beets with liquid
  • 4 water chestnuts (sliced thin)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 heads lettuce (large, shredded)
  • 4 radishes (2 cut in thin slices, 2 cut in thin strips)
  • 1 cup roasted peanuts
Yield: 12 Servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes

Instructions

Arrange cut fruit, drained beets and water chestnuts in a bowl. Strain beet juice; mix with sugar, salt and lemon juice. Pour mixture over fruits and vegetables in the bowl; marinate for 10 minutes. Drain fruit carefully. Place shredded lettuce on large platter or silver tray. Arrange fruits and vegetables artistically on lettuce bed. Garnish with radishes and peanuts.

Adapted from the Cookbook of the United Nations.

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