Citrus Gelatin Salad Food

FRUITED LEMON GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in soda. Chill until partially set. , Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. Add water to pineapple juice, if necessary, to measure 1 cup; set aside. Stir the pineapple, oranges and grapes into gelatin. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Chill until firm. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the egg, sugar, flour, butter and reserved pineapple juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool completely. Fold in whipped cream. Spread over gelatin. Chill until firm. Cut into squares; serve on lettuce if desired.

CITRUS SALAD

Steps:

• Place a sieve over a medium bowl. Hold an orange over the bowl, and using a paring knife, cut along the membrane on both sides of each segment. Free the segments and let them fall into the sieve. Repeat with the grapefruit. Squeeze the membranes over the bowl to extract as much juice as possible, reserving the juices in the bottom of the bowl. Place the fruit segments and fennel in a salad bowl.
• In a blender or the bowl of a small food processor, blend together the oil, basil and 3 tablespoons of the reserved juice until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour over the fruit and fennel. Add the chopped walnuts and toss until all the ingredients are coated.

CLEMENTINE-POMEGRANATE JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the gelatin in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Leave to soften and swell for about 5 minutes.
• Add boiling water and stir mixture until smooth and free of lumps. (If necessary, set saucepan over low heat for a few minutes until completely dissolved.) Stir in sugar and salt to dissolve. Whisk gelatin mixture thoroughly into clementine juice.
• Rinse a 6-cup bowl or mold with cold water and pour in mixture. Add pomegranate seeds and clementine segments. The pomegranate seeds will fall to the bottom, and the clementine segments will rise to the surface. (If you wish to have the fruit suspended in the gelatin, chill mixture until half-set, then stir in fruit.)
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably 8 to 12 hours. You may prepare and chill the gelatin up to 2 days before serving.
• To unmold, set bowl or mold in a container of warm water for 5 minutes, and use a table knife to loosen edges. Remove bowl from water, place a platter over bowl, invert and unmold. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, remove plastic wrap. Garnish with mint leaves and reserved pomegranate seeds and clementine segments. If desired, top each serving with a dollop of crème fraîche.

CREAMY TRIPLE-CITRUS GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup boiling water to lime gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 15 min. or until cooled. Whisk in 1/2 cup sour cream. Pour into 6-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 30 min. or until thickened but not set.
• Meanwhile, add 1-1/2 cups boiling water to lemon gelatin mixes; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 25 min. or until cooled. Whisk in 1 cup sour cream. Spoon over lime layer in mold. Refrigerate 30 min. or until thickened but not set.
• Add remaining boiling water to orange gelatin mixes; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Refrigerate 25 min. Whisk in remaining sour cream. Spoon over lemon layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.

CREAMY JELL-O FRUIT COCKTAIL SALAD

Steps:

• Drain fruit cocktail, reserving 3/4 cup juice.
• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in reserved juice and lemon juice; pour 1-1/4 cups into 8x4-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 1 hour or until gelatin is set but not firm.
• Add remaining gelatin mixture gradually to cream cheese in medium bowl, whisking after each addition until blended. Stir in fruit. Spoon over gelatin layer in pan.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold before serving.

LEMON-LIME GELATIN GARDEN SALAD

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water, lime juice and vinegar.
• Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until thickened.
• Stir in vegetables; pour into 5-cup mold sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold just before serving.

TRIPLE-CITRUS GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• Add 1-1/3 cups boiling water to orange gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour into 9x5-inch loaf pan sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 20 min. or until gelatin is thickened but not set. Top with clementines. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, add 1-1/3 cups of the remaining boiling water to lemon gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Pour lemon gelatin over clementines. Refrigerate 20 min. or until thickened but not set; top with navel oranges. Refrigerate 10 min. Meanwhile, add remaining boiling water to lime gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Pour lime gelatin over navel oranges. Refrigerate 20 min. Top with grapefruit. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold gelatin onto serving plate. Top with COOL WHIP before serving.