{"id":6358,"date":"2019-12-01T08:32:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=6358"},"modified":"2022-12-15T21:01:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T05:01:50","slug":"buko-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/buko-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Buko Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Buko salad is the ultimate holiday dessert! This Filipino fruit salad is easy to make and so creamy and delicious. A guaranteed party favorite!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I try to visit my mom in the Philippines twice a year, but I am not always able to time the trip around the holidays. This will be my first Christmas with her in three years, so you can imagine my joy and excitement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have so many merry holiday memories growing up, many of which are centered around food. Like most Filipino families, buko salad was one of our Noche Buena traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I remember my mom and I would make a special trip to the supermarket a few days before Christmas to buy the ingredients. In the early morning of Christmas Eve, we'd group around our kitchen table to make a big kawa<\/em> of the delicious concoction. My mom would painstakingly peel grapes, dice the apples, and cube cheese while my brothers and I squabble over who gets the cherries in the canned fruit cocktail. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Filipino household has its version of this classic treat. Along with the basic ingredients of shredded young coconut, fruit cocktail, kaong, nata de coco, condensed milk, and all-purpose cream, my mom's recipe below also includes cubed cheese and corn kernels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They may sound like a weird addition to a fruit salad, but the combination works! The corn provides additional texture, while the saltiness of the cheese balances the sweetness of the dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make the fruit salad as simple or festive as you like. You can choose and add from the options below to suit your tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n