Whoa Horsey Salad
While I’m facing current challenges in my life as a result of a bad encounter with a horse (you can read more about that by clicking here), Mama has photographed up a few recipes for me to share with you. As you can see by the name of this recipe, Whoa Horsey Salad, she and I have the same sense of humor. Look for more horse themed titles in the near future from her and I fully expect some fun horse themed gifts under the Christmas tree this year!
There are several things I love about Whoa Horsey Salad. First of all, it tastes rich and sweet, but we actually make it with low sugar ingredients. However, you can go full sugar if you like. It is very much like a watergate salad, but with juicy bits of mandarin oranges and maraschino cherries, I like it a little better.  🙂
The main thing I love about this recipe right now, though, is that Mama brought me some of it when it was done 🙂Â
 You’ll need: Crushed Pineapple in juice, Pineapple Tidbits in juice, mandarin oranges, 10-12 Maraschino cherries, small box sugar free instant pudding, 8 ounces cool whip*, and 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional).Â
*A big container of cool whip is pictured but you only need the small one. Feel free to buy generic to save a little money.
 Drain your fruit juices from the cans into a large bowl.Â
 Add your pudding mix and whisk it up a bit until it is smooth.Â
Chop up your mandarin oranges and cherries a bit.
Mama drained her cherries some, to keep the salad from turning stark pink, but whether or not that is an important step to you is totally up to you.
It’s gonna taste awfully good either way!
Dump all of your fruit into the pudding mixture and stir that up really good. Â
 Like this.Â
 Add in your cool whip and stir really well until well incorporated.Â
Mama didn’t take a picture of it after it was stirred up good but hey, she works for free and fed me to boot, so I’m not about to look a gift horse in the mouth.
(heehee, get it? horse reference. I kill me 🙂 and I’m sure glad that horse didn’t!) Now, let’s east some Whoa Horsey Salad!
Cover and refrigerate several hours before serving.Â
Enjoy!Â
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Ingredients
- 8 oz can crushed pineapple undrained
- 8 oz can pineapple tidbits undrained
- 11 oz can mandarin oranges undrained
- 10-12 maraschino cherries
- Small box instant vanilla pudding I use Sugar Free
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Drain juice from pineapple tidbits and mandarin oranges into mixing bowl. Whisk in pudding mix until smooth.
- Cut mandarin oranges in half and chop maraschino cherries.
- Add all fruit and nuts to pudding mixture and stir gently to combine.
- Fold in Cool Whip.
- Refrigerate several hours before serving.
Note: I used fruits packed in 100% juice and sugar free pudding mix. Regular pudding mix and fruit packed in syrup can be substituted.
Nutrition
“Be miserable or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.”
~Wayne Dyer
Boy is this good! We just finished a dish of the Whoa Horsey Salad and really enjoyed it. My husband said, “This is good stuff.” We also had the Meatloaf Burgers tonight, too, Christy, and they are good. We love meatloaf and always enjoy meatloaf sandwiches the next day or so and so tonight we had the burgers and they are good, too. You have sent us some delicious recipes and I will be forever thankful for them. Sure hope you are on the mend and begining to feel better.
Thank you so much Janel, I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the recipes and thank you for thinking of me. I am on the mend!!
That. Looks really good. I think id have to dip Banannas in mine 😉
You have been on my mind sending you healing good wishes and grabbed a Southern Plate Magazine at the check-out today so I would not be mad if I missed out!!! Love your cookbook, can’t wait for the new one!! LOVE to give as gifts, especially to new brides to keep southern recipes going for the next generation!
I made this salad but it never got thickened. It was runny and really not fit to eat.
Christy, my “southern” best friend turned me on to your website and I absolutely love it! I have made several of your recipes. I can’t wait to try this one. I am going to take it to my family reunion in a couple weeks! I am a southern girl at heart, even though I live in (southern) Ohio. You have been in our prayers for a quick recovery! You crack me up with your good natured, good hearted, laugh at yourself attitude. I bet we could be best friends!!! Blessings~ 🙂
Made this Salad had to taste before I refrigerated it, delicious, our dessert for supper tonite. Many thanks Christy
Ohhh, I am so glad you like it Lo!!! Have a few bites for me please!!
Sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle (yes, I know you’re a Southern Girl, but humor me here!)
Christy Jordan went to Hot Springs
Riding on a pony,
Moe took off in such a rush
She broke her little bone-y’s.
Christy Jordan keep it up
Keep your happy spirit,
We all love you, so does God
And he will see you through it!
LOL, Thank you Trice, love it!!