Fruity Ambrosia Salad – No Jell-O or Marshmallow!

Chop walnuts roughly. Add to a large bowl.

Peel and slice bananas into 1/4″ thick disks. Add to walnuts.

Squeeze lemon juice over banana slices. This will help to hinder the bananas from browning. Be sure to remove any seeds.

Peel and cube oranges into 1/3″-1/2″ thick cubes. Start by setting the orange so that the core is vertical. Slice vertically in 1/2″ sections. Turn orange 90 degrees. Slice vertical 1/2″ sections again. Lay orange on its side and slice 1/3″-1/2″ slices. Viola! We have cubes! Add to the walnuts and bananas.

Take coconut flakes and break up any clumps. Add to other ingredients.

Stir in cottage cheese, making sure that all ingredients are well incorporated.

Serve immediately or slightly chilled. (Chilling will cause bananas to begin the browning process a little faster. Presentation is not as nice that way.)

If too tart, add granulated sugar or fructose half a teaspoon at a time. If too sweet, add cottage cheese 1 tablespoon at a time.