This 5 cup salad is a creamy and sweet spin on traditional fruit salad with bright pineapple, cherries and oranges combined with marshmallows and covered in a tangy sour cream dressing.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Chill Time2 hourshrs
Total Time2 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 5 Cup Salad Recipe
Servings: 5cups
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
1cupsour cream
1cuppineapple chunksdrained, roughly chopped
1cupmandarin orangesdrained
1cupmaraschino cherriesdrained and halved,no stems
1cupminiature marshmallows
Instructions
Add the sour cream to a medium bowl and whisk until smooth and free of lumps.
Gently fold in the pineapple, mandarin oranges, cherries, and miniature marshmallows until just combined.
Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours, then serve chilled.
Notes
This five cup salad can be prepared a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve, giving the flavors time to come together.
Mix the fruit gently to keep the pieces intact.
Chilling is important, as it allows the flavors to fully blend and improves the overall texture.