Cherry Pineapple Salad
INGREDIENTS
- Servings: 12
- Preparation Time: 120
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained with juice reserved
- Dash salt
- 3 (3 ounce) packages cherry gelatin
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 2 (16.5 ounce) cans pitted dark sweet cherries, drained with juice reserved
- 1/3 cup Miracle Whip
- 2 1/3 cups boiling water
DIRECTIONS
- In a mixing bowl, dissolve gelatin in water.
- Combine pineapple and cherry juices to measure 2-1/2 cups; add along with lemon juice to gelatin.
- Divide gelatin in half. Set half of the gelatin aside and chill other half until partially set.
- Fold pineapple into chilled gelatin; pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. pan. Chill until almost firm. Whip cream, Miracle Whip , cream cheese and salt until light and fluffy.
- Spread over chilled gelatin layer. Refrigerate until firm. Chill remaining gelatin mixture until partially set.
- Fold in cherries and nuts; spread over cream cheese layer.
- Chill for at least 3 hours.
- Top with cool Whip, if you like.
- PREP TIME 2 Hours
- FRIG TIME 3 Hours
- SERVINGS 12