Ensalada de Noche Buena

Description
Christmas Eve Salad
 * Makes 6 to 8 servings.
 * Comments: Left out beets, and added kiwi. Good served with Miss Daisy's Poppy Seed Dressing.

Ingredients

 * 1 fresh pineapple or 1 x 20-oz can pineapple chunks
 * 2 large oranges
 * 2 med bananas
 * 1 large apple
 * 3 medium beets, cooked, peeled, and sliced or 1 x 16-oz can sliced beets, drained
 * 1 jícama, peeled and sliced (optional)
 * 1 stick sugar cane, peeled and chopped (optional)
 * lettuce
 * ½ cup peanuts
 * pomegranate seeds
 * mayonnaise or salad dressing
 * milk

Directions

 * 1) Remove crown of fresh pineapple.
 * 2) Peel pineapple and remove eyes; quarter and remove core.
 * 3) Cut pineapple into chunks (or drain canned pineapple) peel oranges; section over a bowl to catch juice.
 * 4) Peel and slice bananas.
 * 5) Core and slice apple.
 * 6) Toss apple and banana with orange sections and orange juice.
 * 7) Drain fruits; arrange with pineapple chunks, sliced beets, jícama and sugar cane on large lettuce lined platter.
 * 8) Sprinkle with peanuts and pomegranate seeds.
 * 9) Thin mayonnaise or salad dressing with a little milk to make drizzling consistency.
 * 10) Pass with salad.