Fruited Salad Mold
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Campbell's Creative Cooking With Soup, printed in 1985. As you read this recipe, the ingredients list will have Options and you can choose an option from the list below the ingredients. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list. Links to the Shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Jello Mold (7 cup)
Ingredients
- Fruit Option
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 1 can condensed cream of celery soup, (10½ oz / 298 g), Shortcut
- 1 container cottage cheese, small curd, (8 oz / 226 g), Shortcut
- Dairy Option
- ½ cup Addition Option
OPTIONS
Fruit - Use 1 Item
- 1 can crushed pineapple, (20 oz / 567 g)
- 2 packages frozen raspberries, thawed, (10 oz / 283 g each)
- 1 can sliced peaches, (16 oz / 453 g)
- 1 can sliced pears, (16 oz / 453 g)
Dairy - Use 1 Item
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
- 1½ cups sour cream, Shortcut
- 1 carton frozen whipped topping, thawed, (8 oz / 226 g)
Addition - Use 1 Item
- walnuts, chopped
- celery, sliced
- apple, chopped
- carrot, shredded
Instructions
- Drain the Fruit Option and reserved the liquid. Add liquid to a measuring cup, if there is less than 1 cup of liquid add water to make 1 cup. If there is more than 1 cup liquid, pour off excess until there is just 1 cup.
- Pour fruit liquid into a 1 quart saucepan, and stir in sugar.
- Sprinkle the gelatin into the pan and let stand 5 minutes.
- Place saucepan on low heat, heat until gelatin is dissolved, stirring constantly.
- Pour gelatin mixture into a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in the Fruit Option and soup. Place bowl in the fridge for 1 - 1½ hours until almost set.
- Fold in the cottage cheese, Dairy and Addition Options.
- Pour into a 7 cup jello mold and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours, with overnight preferred.
- Unmold onto a serving plate.
- Serve as a side dish with any main dish. Enjoy.
Notes
Shortcuts: Condensed Cream of Celery Soup, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream.
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