Love fruit salad? This Ambrosia salad is quick and easy to make. The citrus of the orange and the tangy goodness of pineapple make it hard to resist this salad.
Luby’s Ambrosia
Do you love going to Luby’s? Luby’s makes each one of their items on the menu from scratch. They still make their mayonnaise from scratch. This is a great salad to make a day or two ahead of when it needs to be served, the flavors are better the second day.
Luby’s Ambrosia
Recreate this fruit salad just like Luby's does.
Print Pin Rate Add to CollectionPrep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 151kcal
Ingredients
- 5 large navel oranges, peeled, sectioned, and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 6 ounces pineapple tidbits
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.
Nutrition
Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 292mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 5.4% | Vitamin C: 76.8% | Calcium: 5.2% | Iron: 2.9%
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Sandra Bereza says
In the 50’s my Mom used to make a dessert she called Lemon Snow. It has lemon juice , sugar??? , and who knows what else. It was light and fluffy. Has anyone else ever heard of this??
Della says
Yes we had it all the time and we called it ‘Lemon Fluff’. It was about 1955. I haven’t thought about it in years but I have the recipe I will look it up for you!
Jan says
do you drain the pineapple?
Connie Love says
As a child growing up, once a month we would eat at Luby’s…my favorite!!! Did not know they still existed. Would love more of their recipes. Loved their fish n avacodo salad.
bastisraul says
Great timing. Having this tomorrow on the 4th. Anything Luby’s is ok at our house. We do cut the naval oranges down to 3 and add a can of Mandarin oranges.
Stephanie Manley says
Are you a paid fan of Luby’s? 😉
bastisraul says
Never lived where a Luby’s was located. When I traveled for work, I always had as many convenient meals there as possible. Just became a fan. Not really a fan of cafeteria food in general. Now we have as many Luby’s recipes as we can find and test. I can only play so much golf, so I need another diversion. ha ha
Troy says
you know my gram and I have been making ambrosia salad for years. not that this ones bad, because i loved it. what we use is 2 drained cans of mandarin oranges, 1 1/2 C. Mini marshmallows, 2/3C Sweetend Coconut flakes, 1 drained can Pineapple chunks, and we do it by eye, but id say 2C-3 1/2C. Sour Cream. its very good. maybe you could try that :]
SweetSimon22 says
We called this 5-Cup Salad, one cup each of the ingredients you listed. Been making it for years, one of our faves.
stephaniemanley says
It’s funny how we all call the same basic recipes by different names.
Liz Nelson says
This fruit salad is great on a warm summers day!