Crunchy, creamy, tangy, and sweet all in one bite when you make Mexican Apple Salad. With options to sweeten things up or keep it as is, serve this recipe as a side or dessert at your next gathering. A great make-ahead recipe.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time0 minutesmins
Total Time5 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Salad
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: apple salad
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Mexican Salad
8Envy applesdiced
1cuppecanschopped
1/2cupraisins
1/4cup coconut flakes
1(20 oz.) canpineapple tidbits in juice
Dressing
Reserved pineapple juice(see notes)
1cupvanilla yogurt
1cupMexican crema
Instructions
Add the reserved pineapple juice, yogurt, and crema to a medium-sized bowl. Use a whisk to mix the ingredients together until you have a smooth, creamy dressing.
Chill your dressing in the refrigerator until you’re ready to add it to your Mexican salad.
In a large bowl, add the chopped salad ingredients — apples, pecans, coconut, pineapple tidbits, and raisins.
Get your yogurt dressing from the fridge and pour it over your bowl of salad ingredients. Use tongs to mix the salad until the ingredients are evenly coated with the dressing.
Grab a fork and dig in or keep it in the fridge until ready to serve.
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Notes
You only need one 20oz can of pineapple tidbits. Save the juice to make the dressing and pour the pineapple tidbits right into the salad bowl.