Buko Salad (Young Coconut Salad) Recipe

Buko Salad
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Buko Salad (Young Coconut Salad) is one of Filipino's favorite dessert usually served after lunch or dinner especially during holiday season and other especial occasion like fiesta, birthday and etc. Buko salad dessert recipe is usually served out of a young green coconut shell. Buko salad can go along with other fruits that much like to your taste such as mango, apple, seedless grapes, bananas, kiwi fruit and dragon fruit. The mixture of condensed milk and cream makes this dish taste even better.

Good for serving: 7 - 12 persons

Ingredients:

1 large cans of Fruit Cocktail
5 buko (young coconut) grated coconut meat
2 cans lychees
1 small bottle nata de coco (green)
1 small bottle nata de coco (red)
1 small bottle kaong (green)
1/4 kilo seedless grapes
3 small apples , cubed
1/4 kilo seedless grapes
1 can condensed milk
2 packs whipping cream
1 can Peaches for topping
Few red or green cherries for topping

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Buko Salad Cooking Instruction:

Drain the fruits from the can for at least 2 hours. This is to prevent a soggy fruit salad.
When all the juices have been drained, mix all the fruits together in a bowl.
Add the condensed milk and cream till well blended.
Transfer to serving bowls and top with peaches and cherries.
Freeze or Refrigerate properly.
Serve while it cold.

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