Salad and Salad Dressing Recipes
Apricot-Cheese Delight Salad
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 (29 ounce) can apricots, drained and chopped (save juice)
- 1 (29 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained (save juice)
- 3/4 cup miniature marshmallows
- 2 small boxes orange gelatin
- 2 cups hot water
- 1 cup combined apricot and pineapple juice
Fruit-Cheese Topping
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup combined pineapple and apricot juice
- 3/4 cup grated Cheddar cheese
Instructions
Salad
- Drain and chill fruits. Reserve juice.
- Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.
- Add 1 cup fruit juice.
- Chill until slightly congealed.
- Fold in fruit and marshmallows.
- Pour into an 11 x 7 inch rinsed baking dish. Chill until firm.
- Top with Fruit-Cheese Topping.
Fruit-Cheese-Topping
- Combine sugar and flour.
- Blend in beaten egg. Stir in juices.
- Cook over low heat until thick.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in butter. Cool.
- Fold in whipped cream.
- Spread over chilled gelatin.
- Sprinkle with grated cheese. Chill.