Frog Eye Salad Original Recipes

FROG EYE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook Acini De Pepe according to the box directions. Drain and set aside.
• Juice the lemon and orange, and pour into a 1 cup measuring cup. Add pineapple juice until you have 1 cup total of juice.
• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, juices ,and cornstarch stirring frequently until sauce is thickened. Mix sauce with Acine de Pepe, cover, and refrigerate.
• Before serving, fold in pineapple, mandarin oranges,marshmallows, and Cool Whip.

FROG EYE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Drain the crushed pineapple and pineapple tidbits over a bowl, pressing lightly to squeeze out the juice (reserve the juice).
• Combine the sugar, flour and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in the reserved pineapple juice and the eggs. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly, and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Strain the custard into a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until just cool.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking.
• Reserve a few slices of mandarin orange for garnish and set aside. Add the cooked pasta, pineapple, the remaining mandarin oranges, coconut and marshmallows to the custard and stir to coat. Add the whipped topping and stir until well mixed. Transfer to a serving bowl and top with the reserved mandarin slices and the pinch of coconut. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to overnight.

DELIGHTFUL FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Gradually stir in pineapple juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in lemon juice. , Transfer to a large bowl. Cool to room temperature without stirring. Cover surface of dressing with waxed paper; refrigerate until cooled., Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a very large bowl; stir in the oranges, pineapple, marshmallows, coconut and dressing. Fold in whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

EASY FROG EYE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook acini de pepe in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain and rinse well with cold water.
• Beat reserved pineapple juice, milk, sugar, and pudding mix together in a large bowl for about 2 minutes. Stir pineapple chunks, marshmallows, mandarin oranges, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, and coconut into the bowl with the juice mixture carefully. Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours to overnight.

FROG EYE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling water for 11 minutes.
• Drain well, rinsing with cold water to cool pasta.
• In large bowl, beat reserved pineapple juice, milk, sugar and pudding mix for 2 minutes.
• Gently stir in pasta and remaining ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours.

MOM'S FROG EYE SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the Acini De Pepe pasta according to package directions. When done, rinse under cold water in strainer. Let cool.
• In a saucepan over medium high heat stir together pineapple juice, sugar, flour, salt and egg. Cook and stir constantly until mixture thickens and is smooth. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Let cool.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the pasta and thickened mixture.
• Then gently fold in the mandarin oranges, pineapple tidbits, crushed pineapple, marshmallows and coconut. Fold in Cool Whip.
• Refrigerate until serving.
• This recipe can easily be doubled.