Frog Eye Salad, also known as Mach Salad, is a sweet and fluffy fruit salad that is really more like a dessert. Made with tiny Acini de Pepe pasta, pineapple, mandarin oranges, marshmallows, and Cool Whip, it has a creamy texture and a fun appearance that makes it especially popular with kids.
The pasta is cooked first, then combined with a simple egg-and-fruit-juice custard before the fruit is added. After chilling overnight, Cool Whip and marshmallows are gently folded in to create a light and creamy salad. It is a wonderful make-ahead dish for summer barbecues, potlucks, holidays, and family gatherings.
Frog Eye Salad (aka Mach Salad)
Ingredients
- 1 cup. Acini de pepe pasta (this sometimes hard to find)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 4 cups Water Boiling
- 20 oz tidbit pineapple
- 2 cups mandarin oranges
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 9 oz Cool Whip 1 container
Instructions
- Cook pasta as directed on the package. Wash / drain / cool.
- In a saucepan thicken juices by adding flour and the eggs.
- Cook over moderate heat until thick. Mix with fruit and pasta, withholding the marshmallows and cool whip.
- Let set over-night in the refrigerator.
- Next morning add: marshmallows and Cool Whip and gently fold together.
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Great. More of a dessert and a salad.