African Fruit Salad

Description
This salad or comparable greens and fruit combinations are served in all parts of Africa. The salad is ideal for a group of women on any occasion and men also appreciate it on a hot day. It is especially appropriate for a weekend or outdoor luncheon.

Ingredients

 * 2 quarts raw spinach
 * 2 quarts romaine lettuce
 * 1 quart chicory
 * 1 quart lettuce
 * fresh pineapple cut in fingers, about 3 per bowl
 * fresh mango in strips, about 2-3 per bowl
 * avocado, dipped in lemon juice and cut in strips
 * fresh coconut, cut in thin slices
 * oranges (California type), thinly sliced with skins left on
 * bananas, cut in chunks
 * mayonnaise
 * chopped peanuts (or coconut)
 * 1 pint-basket strawberries or any berries in season.

Lime Dressing

 * 4 limes
 * 1 quart mayonnaise.
 * 1 cup whipped cream
 * 2 Tbs. sugar
 * few drops green vegetable coloring

Directions

 * 1) In a 2-gallon bowl: stem, wash, and tear into medium-sized pieces: raw spinach, romaine, chicory and lettuce.
 * 2) Fill the bowls with the mixture of greens.
 * 3) Use any fresh fruits, coconut, and chopped peanuts in combinations like this:.
 * 4) * Fresh pineapple cut in fingers, about 3 per bowl.
 * 5) * Fresh mango in strips, about 2-3 per bowl.
 * 6) * Avocado, dipped in lemon juice and cut in strips.
 * 7) * Fresh coconut, cut in thin slices.
 * 8) * Oranges (California type), thinly sliced with skins left on.
 * 9) * Bananas, cut in chunks, thinly coated with mayonnaise and dipped in chopped peanuts (or coconut).
 * 10) And 1 pint-basket strawberries or any berries in season.
 * 11) Arrange the fruits attractively in the individual salad bowls or in one large bowl.
 * 12) Serve with lime dressing

Lime Dressing

 * 1) Grate limes, and add grated rinds with their juice to 1 quart mayonnaise.
 * 2) Fold in whipped cream sweetened with 2 tbsp sugar and a few drops green vegetable coloring.