Ambrosia Salad – Alabama
The word ‘ambrosia’ means delicious or fragrant. This dish contains the following: Heavy cream, sugar, sour cream, homemade mini marshmallows, clementine orange segments, fresh pineapple, coconut, toasted pecans, and maraschino cherries.
Ambrosia Salad. Source: Pinterest
For a lot of Southerners, this ambrosia salad is a dish that’s often associated with holidays, grandmothers and aunts. Occasionally it gets a bad rap along with a fruitcake, but if prepared correctly, it can be light and delicious.