Sunshine Salad
Jello is always a favorite, whether you serve it in pretty long stem glasses, a beautiful mold or just a plain paper cup at a picnic.
This is a great recipe to keep for those hot summer days and it goes well with spicy things like barbecue.
1 pkg. (3 oz.) lemon Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple
1/3 cup orange juice concentrate
1 can (11 oz.) mandarin oranges
Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside. Add enough water to reserved juice to make 1 cup and stir into Jello. Add orange juice. Chill until partially set. Then add pineapple and oranges.
-Jill
photo by: schmollmolch
That recipe looks so good and CHEERFUL, Jill. If you want some creative ideas for St. Patricks Day check out http://www.catholiccuisine.blogspot.com. There are 2 especially nice recipes. One for Pretzels and the other for Shamrock Toasties. They look so fun.
i will have to make this for my hubby … he LOVES jello! … this sounds soooo yummy…
i normally make him sugar free jello and add the no sugar added fruit cocktail (he is diabetic)… but i will make this for him… i know he will enjoy it …
thanks for posting jill 😀
this was a comfort food when I was a child. Made during cold season.
After it was found I was alergic to it I stopped making it.
But boy did this bring back yummy memories.
thanks
This sounds exotic! Yummmm
I love jello salads! They are a great summer dessert and I often get store brand gelatin on sale, so it is an economical dish to bring to a gathering as well. One of my favorite jello salads is made with chopped apples in pineapple jello topped with a mixture of Cool Whip and crushed walnuts. Do simple but sooo good 🙂
I think I will make this over the weekend. Did you know Jill that there is a Pina Colada Jello out for the summer by the Jello Company? Yummy.
Oh that sounds so good! What a great light dessert for summer, thanks!
I have made this salad for years but I substitute shredded carrot (about 1 cup) for the mandarin oranges. I don’t use orange juice concentrate..just 3/4cup of cold water. It sets up very well and adds a vegetable to the salad.
That is the way my Granny used to make her Jello salad. She would put the hot water and the jello in a bowl and let me mix it with a hand crank egg beater while she shredded the carrots. Lots of fun for a 4 year old.
Can’t believe my old favorite wasn’t mentioned: Green Goop!!!!! 1 small package of
pistachio instant pudding mixed with about two cups of crushed pineapple. Do not drain
Pineapple–use juice pack or heavy syrup kind. Fold in a medium size kool whip.
You can throw in some coconut or chopped nuts. Sometimes I add a can (with juice) of
Fruit cocktail. My kids always loved this. Great and FAST for putlucks. Tommie