Recipe of Fresh Spinach Salad
2 tablespoons Caesar salad dressing 4 tablespoons Cottage cheese Fresh spinach
Two hours before serving, marinate Caesar salad dressing with cottage cheese. Prepare fresh spinach by washing, cutting out large vein in center of leaves, and tearing into desired size pieces. Drain. Pour dressing over spinach, toss, and serve.
Frosty Fruit Salad
2 C sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1 quart buttermilk -- 4 cups 1 tsp vanilla 1 can crushed pineapple -- (20 oz) drained 1 can fruit cocktail -- (17 oz) drained
In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, buttermilk and vanilla until well mixed. Gently stir in drained fruits. Pour into 9" square pan. Freeze until firm.
Frozen Cranberry Salad
2 3 oz.pkgs cream cheese -- softened 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp mayonnaise or salad dressing 16 oz can jellied whole cranberry sauce 8 oz can crushed pineapple -- drained 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 cup whipping cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract lettuce leaves Fresh mint leaves, fresh cranberries -- to garnish
Combine first 3 ingredients, stirring until smooth. Stir in cranberry sauce, pineapple and pecans.
Beat whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla.
Fold whipped cream mixture into cranberry mixture; spoon into 8" square dish.
Cover and freeze until firm.
Cut into squares and serve on lettuce leaves. Garnish with mint and cranberries.
Frozen Pineapple-Almond Salad
1/2 cup blanched almonds 1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple -- drained 1/2 cup maraschino cherries -- drained 1/2 cup chopped dates 24 marshmallows 8 ounces cream cheese -- softened 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 cup whipping cream
*Buy blanched, toasted salted almonds or blanch your own by dropping 1/2 cup almonds into boiling water. Turn off heat and let almonds stay in water only one minute. Remove to paper towels to drain thoroughly. With fingers, rub almonds until peel comes off.
1. Coarsely chop almonds, set aside. 2. Drain pineapple and reserve syrup. 3. Cut drained cherries into quarters and set aside. 4. Cut dates (about 3 ounces) into slivers and set aside. 5. Cut marshmallows into eighths and set aside. 6. Combine in bowl 3 tablespoons of pineapple syrup and the softened cream cheese. Beat until fluffy, then blend in 1/4 cup mayonnaise. Gently fold in pineapple, cherries, dates, almonds and marshmallows. 7. Chill bowl and beaters then whip the cream until it piles softly. Gently fold the cream into the fruit mixture. 8. Turn into mold and freeze until firm, about 3-4 hours.
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