Recipe: Fruit Salad

Recently, my son had a practicum for his class in school.  Their lesson was about cooking.  Grouped into 5's, they were tasked to prepare a dessert.  They chose to make the most simple & basic dessert, "Fruit Salad".


Having experienced working as a kiddie crew at McDonald's, he suggested that they were aprons & hairnets and to use plastic gloves during the preparation.  I knew that they will be graded not only for the taste but also for the preparation & presentation.


I helped out by preparing the ingredients and utensils they will use. We removed them from the cans and placed it in plastic containers.  I chilled all the ingredients the night before, thinking that when they bring it to school, it is best that the ingredients remain cold. Then i gave them instructions on how to prepare the dessert.


We printed out a procedure to be given to the teacher for added presentation.
The rest was upto them.


Luckily, they received the perfect score.


So, i thought of sharing with you the simple recipe which was their winning dessert.  here goes:

FRUIT SALAD


Ingredients:
1 medium can Fruit Cocktail, drained or diced fresh assorted fruits
1 pack Nestle All-purpose Cream chilled
1 small can Condensed Milk
1 Fresh Coconut (Buko) meat, shredded
1 small can Corn Kernels, drained (optional)


Preparation:
1.  In a bowl, combine drained fruit cocktail, fresh coconut meat and corn kernels.
2.  Add the all purpose cream and condensed milk. Pour just enough milk to coat the fruits. Adjust the measurement as you mix it.  (Make sure that the milk is not too runny or your salad will become soggy.)
3.  Mix together. 
4.  Chill and serve.


for better presentation:  Use the shell of the shredded coconut as bowl.

photo lifted from: google images (sorry my son was not able to take pictures of their finished product)