Ambrosia Salad at J. Selby's — Iszy's Review (Jul 12, 2024)

MN Made: 2024 wine dinner with classic Minnesotan dishes, elevated and veganized at J Selby's. 6th course, served with Breaking Bread Marmalade

This deconstructed dessert "salad" was a nice little way to be sent off. I've never been much of a fan of these types of dishes. I don't think my family made them often. It's not a uniquely Minnesotan dish. It's very common all over the Midwest, South, and I believe New England as well. It's made out of super sweet fruits such as pineapple, mandarin oranges, maraschino cherries, and coconut. It also contains marshmallow and whipped cream. This deconstructed version of the dish had house-made marshmallow fluff instead of marshmallows. The texture was spot-on! It was so sticky and gooey as it should be. The charred pineapple was really nice and I really liked the candied orange peel. I also really enjoyed the whipped cream topped with coconut.

This dessert was paired with an orange wine. It was a much more pleasant orange wine than I've had in the past. Orange wine is made of white grapes that go through a red wine-like processing. It's like the opposite of rose. They're very unique wines and I'd recommend trying one if you haven't before.


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