Buko Salad (Young Coconut Salad) - Filipino

"A Filipino Recipe."

Ingredients

3 young whole coconuts, water removed, flesh scraped
1 big can fruit cocktail, drained
1 can pineapple cubes, drained
1 cup nata de coco, drained
1 cup mabong (palm/attap seeds)
3 apples, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup jackfruit, diced
1 cup condensed milk
1 cup whipping cream

Method

Cut the young coconut flesh into strips.

In a mixing bowl, combine all the fruit salad ingredients, including the coconut.

Stir together the condensed milk and whipped cream, and add this to the fruit salad. Mix well.

Chill in the refrigerator for several hours.Serve cold as a dessert.

Note
In the Philippines, this fruit dessert is usually served out of a young green coconut shell. All sorts of fruit can go into the medley: mango, banana, kiwi fruit, dragon fruit, etc. The combination of condensed milk and cream gives it a taste like melted vanilla ice-cream.

From Kuali.com