Archive for June, 2007

Winter Salad Recipe 

2 medium grapefruit
3 medium seedless oranges
2 ripe avocados
1/2 Persian melon
1/2 medium fresh pineapple
6 ounces cream cheese
1 medium pomegranate
salad greens
Pare and section grapefruit over a bowl to capture any grapefruit juice. Pare gorges and cut in slices 1/2″ thick. Peel avocados and cut in half crosswise, remove stone and cut into rings 1/4″-thick. [...]

Twenty Four Hour Salad 

2 eggs, beaten
4 tablespoons vinegar
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 pint whipping cream, whipped
2 cups white cherries, halved and drained
2 cups pineapple chunks, drained
2 cups marshmallows, quartered
Put eggs in the top of a double boiler; add vinegar and sugar and beat constantly until mixture is thick and smooth. Remove from heat then add butter and [...]

Pineapple Surprise Recipe 

6 eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons cold water
3 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mustard
1 pint heavy cream, whipped
40 ounces crushed pineapple, trade
1 pound marshmallows
Combine eggs with water, vinegar, sugar, salt and mustard in a double boiler. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. Fold in whipped cream, pineapple and marshmallows. Cover [...]

Tahitian Fruit Salad Recipe 

1 pineapple
2 oranges
1 pear
1 avocado
1/2 pint strawberries
assorted salad greens
Cut foliage from pineapple about 1/2″ from top and save. Peel pineapple, cut into 3/4″ thick slices, then re-stack slices and top with foliage. Place on serving tray. Surround pineapple with clusters of remaining fruit prepared as follows: peel oranges and cut crosswise into [...]

Salmon Salad Tropical Recipe 

1 cup ripe firm bananas, sliced
1/2 cup pineapple, drained, diced
1 1/2 cups flaked salmon, cooked
1 cup celery, diced
2 tablespoons sweet pickle, chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
lettuce
salad greens for garnish
combine that bananas and pineapple. Add salmon, celery, pickle and salt. Mix together mayonnaise and mustard and add to salad mixture. Mix lightly. [...]

Ribbon Salad Recipe 

6 ounces lime Jell-O
5 cups hot water
4 cups cold water
3 ounces lemon Jell-O
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows, cut into pieces
1 cup pineapple juice
8 ounces cream cheese
20 ounces crushed pineapple
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup mayonnaise
6 ounces cherry Jell-O
Dissolve lime Jell-O in 2 cups hot water. Add 2 cups water. Pour into a 14 x 10 [...]

Poinsettia Salad Recipe 

6 medium apples
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
6 very thin lemon slices
1/4 cup red cinnamon candy
8 pineapple slices
1 hard cooked egg yolk
Peel and core apples; cut each into eight lengthwise slices. Could water, sugar, lemon and cinnamon candies in saucepan; bring to a boil. Apple; simmer slowly as Europe until tender but firm, [...]

Pineapple Date Salad Recipe 

1/2 cup dates, finely chopped
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
1/2 cup apple, diced
4 pineapple slices, diced
1/4 cup mayonnaise
lettuce
Have all ingredients chilled. Combine dates come a celery, Apple and pineapple. Mix in enough mayonnaise to give a moist consistency. Heap on crisp lettuce on individual salad plates. Recipe makes five servings of Pineapple Date [...]

Low-Calorie Macaroni Salad Recipe 

6 ounces lemon flavored Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
1 pound grapefruit sections, drained
9 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups pineapple flavored low-fat yogurt
salad greens for garnish
Combine Jell-O with boiling water and stir until completely dissolved. Add drained grapefruit sections and drained crushed pineapple; mix until well blended. Refrigerate until mixture is thick and syrupy. [...]

Springtime Macaroni Salad Recipe 

2 cups elbow macaroni
9 ounces in Vienna sausage, drained
8 3/4 ounces pineapple tidbits, drained
1/4 cup pimentos, chopped
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
3 medium cantaloupes, cut in halves
Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain in a colander. Grants with cold water; drain again. [...]