Holiday Salads
A great collection of Traditional Holiday Salads for your table, and some new ideas to try at your next holiday feast.Find those lost recipes you always had at your grandmother house, or maybe something new that you can have all your family talking about after they leave your holiday party. All the recipes are easy to prepare so you can expect great results with minimal effort. So whether your roasting some chestnuts for Christmas or roasting the bird for Thanksgiving, or perhaps hiding Easter eggs for the children you will need the perfect salad to round out your meal and make your gathering a memorable day. Please take the opportunity to add your recipe to this website in the “Your Salad Recipe” section. It’s easy to do and I appreciate all of the contributions. Bunny Holiday Salads Ingredients: Directions: Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Pour into a pan 8 x 8 x 2 inches and chill until firm. For each salad fill pear half with cottage cheese mixed with mayonnaise ans chopped almonds. Invert on lettuce leaves on a bed of shredded gelatin made by forcing firm lime gelatin through a ricer. Make bunny’s ears, mouth and tail of almonds. Make eyes by dipping the pointed end of a knife into the paprika. Garnish with small carrot shaped from cheese with a sprig of parsley on top. Serve with mayonnaise. Makes 6 bunnies. Firecracker Holiday Salads Ingredients: Directions: Dissolve gelatin in boiling water, add cold water and pour to ½ inch thickness in a shallow oblong pan. When gelatin is almost set, arrange 4 stacks of marshmallows each, flat sides together, in the gelatin, allowing room between each “firecracker.” When firm, pour on remaining cooled gelatin. Cut between the rows of marshmallows and lift out carefully with a spatula. Arrange each plate with water cress, place “firecracker” on it and make a fuse from mayonnaise. Tip each fuse with a star cut from a marshmallow with a wet scissors.Serves 4. Christmas Wreath Holiday Salads Ingredients: Directions: Arrange 1 slice pineapple on romaine on each plate. Cut angelica to represent holly leaves and arrange on pineapple. Sprinkle cinnamon drops at intervals between leaves to represent holly. Fill center of pineapple ring with whipped cream dressing. Serves 6. Below you will find links to many more great Holiday Salads!
Ingredients: Directions: Soften gelatin in cold water. Cook tomatoes, onion, celery seed, cloves, salt and sugar together for 15 minutes. Strain; dissolve softened gelatin in hot liquid. Add lemon juice and cool. Pour into heart shaped molds and chill until firm. Toss chicory with a little French Dressing and arrange on 6 sald plates. Place jellied tomato heart on each, and with a pastry bag and tube pipe frilly border of softened cream cheese around each. Serve with dressing.Serves 6. Tomato jelly mixture may be poured into pans or molds in ¾ inch layers.
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