Aspic Salad Food

TOMATO-SHRIMP ASPIC SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add tomato sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until partially set partially set.
• When partially set, fold in celery, green onions and shrimp.
• Spray a decorative bowl lightly with nonstick spray. Fill with gelatin mixture, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set.
• To serve, unmold on bed of lettuce and garnish with mayonnaise.
• Instead of using a mold, pour into lightly sprayed 8-inch square pan, cover and refrigerate until set, and cut into squares to serve.

TOMATO ASPIC

Steps:

• Fully dissolve gelatin in boiling water in a mixing bowl.
• Combine vegetable juice, worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, and cloves in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf and cloves.
• Stir onion and celery into vegetable juice.
• Pour vegetable juice mixture over dissolved gelatin; stir gently to blend.
• Refrigerate until set completely, about 1 hour.

TANGY SHRIMP ASPIC SALAD

Steps:

• Mix jello and boiling water; stir well for 2 minutes.
• Add the cold water to jello mix. Mix well.
• Add celery, chili sauce and shrimp. Stir well.
• Put into (5 cup) jello mold or bowl and cover with saran wrap.
• Chill well for 4-5 hours until set or overnight.
• To serve:.
• Dip mold bottom in hot water for 15- 20 seconds and unmold on platter of lettuce leaves.

QUICK TOMATO ASPIC SALAD

Steps:

• Heat 1 cup tomato juice to boiling. Add to gelatin and dissolve. Add remaining tomato juice. Chill until mixture starts to congeal. Add remaining ingredients. Chill overnight.

SEAFOOD ASPIC

Steps:

• Dissolve lemon jello in hot tomato juice.
• Dissolve 1/3 package unflavored gelatin in 1 tablespoon cold water.
• Mix gelatin, vinegar, lemon juice, horseradish and worcestershire with the tomato juice mixture and let stand until it begins to thicken. (Just let it cool down.).
• Add celery, scallions, green bell pepper, crab and shrimp.
• Pour into 9X13 glass dish.
• Chill until set, overnight is best.
• Before serving, "frost" with mayonnaise, or serve the mayo alongside.
• Enjoy!

TOMATO ASPIC WITH SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatin over water in a saucer.
• Meanwhile, heat tomatoes, onion, green pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and garlic powder.
• Add gelatin and stir.
• Remove from heat.
• Add Lemon juice and vinegar, salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix thoroughly and pour into a 6 cup ring mold.
• Refrigerate for several hours until thoroughly set, or put in freezer to speed up process.
• To serve, put bottom of pan in hot water, and run a knife along the ring to loosen.
• Combine may & lemon juice, combine with shrimp. Spoon salad in the center of the ring.
• Serve on a decorative plate with lettuce leaves.
• Enjoy!

CLASSIC TOMATO ASPIC

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatine over 1 cup of the cold juice in large bowl; let stand 1 min. to soften gelatine. Add hot juice; stir 5 min. or until gelatine is completely dissolved.
• Add remaining 2 cups cold juice, the lemon juice, sugar, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce; mix well. Pour into 5-1/2-cup ring mold or bowl.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold onto serving plate to serve.

TOMATO ASPIC

Steps:

• Core tomatoes; coarsely chop.Working in batches, transfer to a food processor or food mill. Process to a rough puree.
• Rinse two 24-inch square pieces of cheesecloth.Wring out cheesecloth; layer pieces in a large glass bowl. Pour puree into cheesecloth; gather up ends, and cinch with kitchen twine. Tie ends of cloth together to make a loop. Hang sack from a cupboard door, placing bowl directly underneath to collect juices.
• Let drain at least 1 hour; liquid will be pale. Transfer it to a large glass measuring cup, and set aside.
• Squeeze bundle over emptied bowl to extract remaining liquid; pour into another measuring cup. You should have about 4 cups dark-red tomato juice; if needed, add enough reserved pale liquid to make 4 cups. Pass juice through a fine sieve into a bowl. Discard pale liquid.
• Place 1 cup tomato juice in a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over liquid; let soften, about 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a medium saucepan; stir over very low heat until gelatin dissolves. Stir in some of the juice to lower the temperature of the gelatin mixture, then add remaining juice and salt.
• Pour mixture into a 9-by-4 3/4-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until jelled, at least 1 hour. To unmold: Slide a knife around inside edge of pan.Wrap loaf pan in a hot towel, and invert onto a serving platter. Garnish with basil sprigs.