Indian River Ambrosia

📝 Notes: Also known as: Cracker Ambrosia · Miz Kathi's Indian River Salad The concept: Classic: house Ambrosia Salad (already on the pantry list). Vector: Terroir swap (Indian River citrus, the internationally recognized Florida citrus-growing region, named specifically instead of generic orange segments) + Substitution (a little calamondin juice brightens the dressing beyond plain fruit juice or cream of coconut). Hero ingredient: Indian River citrus — genuinely one of the most recognizable Florida agricultural names, worth naming on the menu. Plating: Serve chilled in a glass or bowl to show the citrus color, coconut on top. Pro upgrade: candy a few citrus supremes' peel for garnish on a Magnolia Room version. Prep efficiency: this is a genuine make-ahead — holds well up to 24 hours refrigerated in an airtight container. Cross-utilization: same base technique as house Ambrosia Salad — this is a provenance-and-citrus-mix upgrade, not a new dish build. Failure modes: over-mixing breaks down citrus segments into mush — fold gently, don't stir aggressively. Scaling: At 4x: segmenting time scales directly with volume — budget labor accordingly, this is a hand-knife task. At 10x: prep citrus segments the day before in stages; doing this volume same-day backs up prep on a big event day.