Buko Salad

Buko Salad is a sweet young coconut salad and is a dessert dish. The main ingredient of this dish is shredded young coconut. This dish is a mainstay for all special occasions in the Philippines. The ingredients include:

• 4 cups young coconut (buko), shredded
• 6 ounces sugar palm fruit (kaong), drained
• 12 ounces coconut gel (nata de coco), drained
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) fruit cocktail, drained
• 8 ounces pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 7 ounces table cream
  
  
  Cooking Directions:
  
  
  1. In a mixing bowl, combine young coconut, kaong, nata de coco, pineapple chunks, and fruit cocktail. Gently stir to distribute the ingredients.
  2. Add sweetened condensed milk and table cream. Mix until all the ingredients are properly distributed.
  3. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or place in the freezer for 1 hour.
  4. Transfer to a serving bowl.
  5. Serve for dessert.
  
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