Congealed Salads Might Include Potato Salad Recipe if Learning how to Make a Salad

Congealed salads can make beautiful presentations if learning how to make salads. These salads are all made with a gelatin of some form, either unflavored or fruit flavored. The mixture is poured into some form of a mold and when it gets cold it sets up. The ingredients mostly used in them are fruits, vegetables, seafoods or a combination. They can also contain cheeses, creams and nuts. My favorite is a fruit salad recipe but many claim to be partial to the vegetable salad recipes and others prefer seafood recipes like the tuna salad.

STRAWBERRY JELLO SALAD

NOTE: Although many congealed salads are nice set up in a mold, this one looks very nice in a clear glass casserole dish. It will be served from the dish and not turned out onto a plate.

• 1 Large package strawberry gelatin


• 1 Cup boiling hot water


• 1 Cup ice water


• 1 Small can crushed pineapple


• 1 Sliced banana


• 1 Cup miniature marshmallows


• ½ Cup chopped nuts


• ½ Cup sugar


• 2 Tablespoons flour


• 1 Egg, beaten


• 3 Ounces cream cheese


• 1 Small tub Cool Whip

For topping combine the sugar, flour, egg and reserved pineapple juice in a saucepan. Cook over low heat until it thickens stirring constantly. After it thickens, add the cream cheese. Mix until creamy and put in refrigerator until it is cold. Fold Cool Whip into the cold topping. When blended pour over the gelatin mixture. And chill for a few hours before serving.

MOLDED TUNA SALAD

• 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin


• ½ Cup cold water


• ¾ Cup hot water


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• 1 Tablespoon vinegar


• ½ Teaspoon paprika


• ¾ Cup flaked tuna fish


• ¼ Cup chopped celery


• ¼ Cup chopped cucumber


• 1/8 Cup finely chopped carrots

Soften gelatin in the cold water. Add hot water and stir until dissolved. Add salt, paprika and vinegar. Cool. When mixture begins to congeal, add the tuna, celery, carrots and cucumber. Pour into large mold or individual molds. Chill until set. Note: to unmold set bottom of mold in hot water for a minute and then turn up side down on plate.

TUNA FISH SALAD RECIPE

The following is one of many congealed salads made with seafood.

• 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin


• ½ Cup cold water


• ¾ Cup hot water


• 1 Teaspoon salt


• 1 Tablespoon vinegar


• ½ Teaspoon paprika


• ¾ Cup flaked white tuna fish


• ¼ Cup chopped celery


• ¼ Cup chopped cucumber


• ¼ Cup chopped red bell pepper


• Fresh dill sprigs for garnish

Soften gelatin in cold water; add hot water and stir until dissolved.

Add salt, vinegar and paprika; cool.

When mixture begins to congeal, add tuna fish, celery and cucumber.

Rinse molds in cold water and shake excess water off.

Pour tuna mixture into molds and refrigerate until set.

Serve on lettuce leaves and garnish with fresh dill.

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