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Heavenly Delight Salad from United Air Lines *This fruit salad has a very retro feel typical of  food from the 50s and 60s, the Golden Age of air travel. It would have been served as part of one of the elaborate meals that were standard fare at the time.* *Heavenly Delight Salad is very much a dessert, though it’s not as sweet as I thought it would be. The tart apples and lemon juice balance the honey and maraschino cherries well, and this kind of reminds me of ambrosia.* 4 tart apples, peeled and chopped in 1/2” (12 mm) pieces32 mini marshmallows8 maraschino cherries, cut into quarters1 cup (235 ml) heavy cream1 teaspoon lemon juice1 1/2 teaspoons mayonnaise1 1/2 teaspoons honeyLettuce leaves for serving, optionalWhole maraschino cherries for garnish, optional Toss the apples, marshmallows, and cherries together.Whip the cream to stiff peaks. Fold in the lemon juice, mayonnaise, and honey.Add the whipped cream to the apple mixture and stir it together. Dish it into a cup made of lettuce leaves if you want to try to play up its salad-ness, and garnish with a maraschino cherry if desired. #HeavenlyDelightSalad #UnitedAirLines https://youtu.be/7rMdwqissE0?si=LKEbBMyjt1cwfdPV https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/heavenlydelightsalad