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Ensalada de manzana navideña
Creamy apple salad
Ensalada de manzana: creamy Mexican Christmas apple salad with pineapple, raisins and pecans
In homes from Monterrey to Guadalajara, a big bowl of creamy apple salad is chilling in the fridge on Christmas Eve, ready to sit alongside roast pork or turkey, and the kids usually go back for seconds as dessert. Crisp diced apple, juicy pineapple, celery for crunch, raisins and toasted pecans are folded into a sweet dressing of cream, condensed milk and a little soured cream. Many versions add marshmallows, but most contain gelatine, so they are left out here. Chef's tip: chill it for an hour before serving; the dressing thickens and the flavours marry.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 5 crisp red or green applescored and diced, skin on
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 9 oz pineapple chunksdrained if tinned
- 2 celery sticksfinely diced
- 2 ⅛ oz raisins
- 2 ⅞ oz pecanstoasted and roughly chopped
- ¾ cup double cream
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Toss the 5 crisp red or green apples with the 2 tbsp lime juice juice as soon as they are cut so they stay white.
5 minStep 2: Whisk ¾ cup double cream, ½ cup sweetened condensed milk and ½ cup soured cream or Mexican crema together until smooth and slightly thickened.
3 minStep 3: Fold the apples, 9 oz pineapple chunks, 2 celery sticks, 2 ⅛ oz raisins and most of the 2 ⅞ oz pecans into the dressing. A common mistake is using watery tinned pineapple without draining it, which thins the dressing.
5 minStep 4: Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. Scatter the remaining pecans over just before serving.
60 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does ensalada de manzana navideña take?
- About 20 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of crisp red or green apples?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lime juice?
- Lemon juice, same amount.
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Perfect for:Christmas