Vegan Ambrosia
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped
- 1 cup apple, chopped
- 1 cup orange, chopped
- 1 cup sliced strawberry
- 1 cup organic grapes
- 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1⁄2 cup soft tofu, pureed
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon poppy seed (optional)
directions
- In a large bowl, toss the fruit and coconut until well blended.
- Refrigerate.
- Combine the cornstarch with the lemon juice in a medium saucepan and stir until well blended.
- Place the saucepan over low heat and add the sugar and orange juice.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the stove and allow to cool thoroughly.
- Fold the puréed tofu, orange rind, and poppy seeds into the juice mixture and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Pour the dressing over the fruit immediately before serving.
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Reviews
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I made this for New Year's Day--my husband and son loved it. We have been eating a vegan diet for nine months now----and this made a beautiful, healthy dessert. The tofu dressing was very tasty. The only thing I might try next time is eliminate the coconut---not really needed. Thanks for sharing, Tish.
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Excellent taste, my relatives all liked it, at least the ones who tried it... Just be careful not to tell people it has tofu - some people won't try anything with tofu (as I discovered). My only other issue with this is that the prep time is a lot with all that chopping and slicing. Oh, and I couldn't get fresh strawberries at this time of year so I used raspberries instead (slicing them to make sure the red would color the ambrosia). It seemed to work well.
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I made this recipe for Christmas Brunch for my daughter (who is a Vegan). Well, it was totally devoured by all of our non-vegan guests. When I told them it was TOFU were they ever surprised. It was easy to prepare, looked beautifully appetizing and was simply delicious! This will be a regular offering on my brunch buffet!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TishT
Las Vegas, Nevada
I live in Las Vegas. I was lucky enough to run into Recipezaar around Nov. 2000 and got hooked quickly. I am a cookbook collector and have been collecting recipes for as long as I can remember. My DH had to build in shelves for all my cookbooks! I like to dabble with OAMC and for a few years hosted the Budget/OAMC forum with some great people over there. Even though I don't work in the forum any longer I've set up a lot of cookbooks for the purpose of OAMC and stretching food that might be helpful. Please feel free to check them out! I go on food jags and cooking jags! Please come say hi to me and chat on facebook. I currently host a blog for saving money through finding deals and coupons if you are interested. Most of the time I try to cook and have a good dinner on the table but I'll be honest enough to say there is still fast food occasionally in the budget! I have had such wonderful support here whenever I need it. Thank you all for being here! Just a quick note on how I rate recipes:
? 5 stars - This recipe is perfect. (My DH is truly a critic and doesn't give 5's unless it's amazing) I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
? 4 stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
? 3 stars - This is a recipe I would not make again but it was OK
? 2 stars - This recipe I would not make again and we didn't like it at all
? 1 star - This recipes did not work out/taste was unappealing and wouldn't make again