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Fruity and Nutty Macaroni Salad

Yields1 ServingTotal Time45 mins

 1 cup peanuts
 1 cup walnuts
 3 tbsp butter
  cup brown sugar
 ¼ cup white sugar
 ¼ tsp salt
 3 tbsp water
 2 apple
 1 green apple
 ¼ cup raisins(optional)
 1 (500g) macaroni pack
 1 (700ml) Lady's Choice Real Mayonnaise
 1 (300ml) can condensed milk
 1 (250ml) all-purpose cream
 1 (836g) fruit cocktaildrained
 1 (430g) cheesesliced into small cubes
 1 (340g) bottle nata de cocodrained
 ½ cup green kaongdrained well
 ½ cup red kaongdrained well
Prepare pasta
1

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well and set aside.

Make caramel
2

In a pan over medium heat, melt the butter, sugars, salt and water together until the sugars have completely dissolved.

Coat nuts
3

Add the peanuts and walnuts and mix until everything is well coated and the nuts are toasted and warmed through.

Let caramelized nuts
4

Pour out the nuts onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and spread them, making sure they don’t stick together in clumps. Let dry and set.

Chop the apples
5

Dice the apples into equal, medium-diced pieces.

Chop nuts
6

Roughly chop the candied nuts. Set aside.

Mix the salad fixins
7

In a bowl, combine cooked macaroni, fruit cocktail, apples, cheese, candied nuts, nata de coco, raisins, red kaong, and green kaong. Add condensed milk, all-purpose cream, and Lady’s Choice Real Mayonnaise.

Toss and mix
8

Mix well and serve chilled.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 6-8 servings