Frog Eye Salad
For as long as I can remember, my mom has made frog eye salad for different social events, barbeques, and picnics. I finally decided to try it myself, since I've never made it, and of course I needed to make something to share for the 4th of July picnic we attended yesterday.
The first time my husband came to a get-together that my mom made frog eye salad, I remember him looking at it with trepidation.
"What is it?" he asked. And when I told him it was called frog eye salad, he was completely grossed out. It makes me laugh remembering his face.
I insisted that he give it a try, and swore that no frogs were involved in the actual salad. Once he tried it, he went back for seconds!
So here's the recipe my mom gave me for frog eye salad, that has gotten decades of compliments!
Frog Eye Salad
Strange name, delicious salad! It's like a combination of pasta salad, fruit salad, and sweet deliciousness!
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ C Pineapple Juice, (use the drained juice from the cans of pineapple)
- 1 C Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 3 tablespoon Flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 16 oz Acini de Pepe noodles
- 1 ½ teaspoon Salt
- 8 oz Cool Whip or whipped cream
- 3 cans Pineapple, (20 oz. each)
- 2 cans Mandarin Oranges, (15 oz. each)
- 1 C Coconut
- 2 C Marshmallows
Instructions
- In a saucepan, whisk together pineapple juice, sugar, eggs, flour, and salt. Stir while cooking over medium heat until mixture thickens. Add lemon juice, and set aside to cool (you can cool it in the fridge, or if you're in a hurry put it in the sink in an ice bath).
- Cook noodles with salt according to package directions (mine were 11 minutes). In a colander, rinse with cold water and drain well.
- Transfer noodles to a large bowl and pour the cooled sauce over the noodles. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well (if you want the mandarin oranges to stay intact better, gently stir them in after you've mixed everything else). Refrigerate. You can make this a day ahead of time to save time, or make it the day of.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Yield
16Serving Size
16 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 241Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 24mgSodium 325mgCarbohydrates 45gFiber 2gSugar 30gProtein 4g
The nutritional information provided here is not guaranteed to be accurate and is provided for informational (and google) purposes only.
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I get INSANE cravings for this salad, & this recipe is always my go-to. 👌🏼
My grandma made this every Thanksgiving for years when I was a child. Some people in the family loved it, some didn't. I'm one of the ones that did. The first Thanksgiving after my grandma passed away, I decided we couldn't have Thanksgiving without it, so I got the recipe from my mother, and I have made it every year since.
I have made this with my mother’s recipe, but we always made it with Minute Tapioca, not acini de pepe. I’ll have to try it this way.
Love this but have to tell myself there are no frogs involved. Especially since we were once having dinner in a restaurant in China Town in Oakland, CA and chilled frog eggs were on the menu for dessert and they meant real ones.
So funny! There are definitely no frogs involved, and no eyeballs either. It's such a strange name, but that's what I grew up calling it! 🙂
That's so funny, Susan! I don't think I would have the courage to try real frog eggs, but I do love frog eye salad!
I am going to feature this easy pineapple salad from last week's side dishes on Saturday Dishes link up. I love pineapple and it would be a perfect compliment to a Honey Ham for Easter.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Thanks so much, Diane! This has long been a favorite of mine, since my mom has been making it all my life!
This looks very unusual and quite delicious. I think I could over indulge with this one. Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes.
What an interesting recipe! 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers! Please be sure to stop back by the party and check out some of the other links!
Haha, Lizbeth, my husband thought the same thing when we got married. He was kind of disturbed. I guess I've had it for so long it never really crossed my mind! It's definitely delicious, though!
Cathy, I will be linking up at your party- thanks for the invite!
Hi Jamie...I have to say I had to come and check out a treat with the most unusual name, lol...once I read through the recipe this must be the must delicious Frog eyes ever! Thanks for sharing, I came over to visit you from Dizzy Busy and Hungry's party! Have a great week!
Lizy@http://justdipitinchocolate.blogspot.com/
Great post! I hope you will share....
I would love for you to share and link up at my weekly TGIF Link Party if you haven't already this week. Your favorite posts, most popular, recent or new! The party is open every Thursday night and closes Wednesday's at midnight. Followed by (Not SO) Wordless Wednesday! http://apeekintomyparadise.blogspot.com/. I would be honored if you join us! Have a wonderful week!
Hugs, Cathy
Thanks Marsha! I've always loved it, and it always seems to be a crowd-pleaser.
LOVE this recipe...the ingredients sound fabulous together and the name is just perfect. Thanks so very much for sharing at Weekend Potluck!