President (Pat) Nixon's Continental Jello Salad
Recipe: #41651
September 25, 2023
Categories: Salads, Gelatin Salad, Grapefruit, Beet, Gelatin/Jello, more
"A very old Recipes on Parade cook book...so old that President Nixon was still in office. May use a (3 ounce) package orange gelatin instead of the lemon. Folks didn't have air conditioning and things were served cold in the summertime."
Ingredients
- Dressing
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (205 g)
- Calories 229.4
- Total Fat - 13.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.7 g
- Cholesterol - 27 mg
- Sodium - 653.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.7 g
- Sugars - 3.8 g
- Protein - 9.7 g
- Calcium - 197.7 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 44.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Dissolve gelatin in hot grapefruit juice.
Step 2
Add 1/2 cup liquid drained from beets.
Step 3
Chill until partially thickened.
Step 4
Fold in drained beets and celery.
Step 5
Pour into a large jello salad mold.
Step 6
Chill until firm.
Step 7
SESAME SEED DRESSING:
Step 8
Gradually blend 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice into 1 package of cream cheese with electric mixer, beating until fluffy.
Step 9
Fold in 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds.
Step 10
PRESENTATION:
Step 11
Unmold salad onto salad greens and top with dressing.
Tips
No special items needed.