All Southern women have several frozen salad recipes on hand. My family loves apricots so this is my go-to frozen salad.
6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
6 ounces water
¾ cup sugar
1 (15.25-ounce) can apricot halves, drained and diced
1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 (15-ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
4 large bananas, diced
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 (8-ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Curly leaf lettuce, optional
Mix the orange juice concentrate, water, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add the apricots, pineapple, mandarin oranges, bananas, and pecans. Fold in the whipped topping. Pour into a 9 × 13-inch glass dish, cover, and freeze overnight. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes prior to serving. This is pretty cut into squares and served on lettuce leaves.
Makes 12 servings.