Asparagus Salad

Mar 05

Tarrant FiglioRecipes, Salads, Vegetables, retro food , , 5 Comments

Asparagus Jell-o Salad
Asparagus is in season! Unfortunately, most retro Jell-o salads use canned Asparagus. No worries-you can use your leftover cooked fresh asparagus instead. This is a pretty one with nice texture on account of the pecans and pimentos. Happy Wiggle Wednesday.

Asparagus Salad

3/4 c sugar
pinch salt
1/2 c. vinegar
1 c. cold water
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. hot water
1 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. toasted pecans
1 can asparagus, cut into bite-size pieces
1 can pimento-cut into strips (jar-either the 2 oz or 4 oz jar will work fine)
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tbsp. onion, scraped

Combine sugar, salt, vinegar and cold water; bring to boil. Continue boiling for 5 minutes. Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Remove boiling mixture from heat; add gelatin. Cool. Combine remaining ingredients; add to liquid mixture. Chill until firm.

5 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. Denise
    Mar 05, 2008 @ 12:53:55

    If you serve this without the KNOX, then ok. Otherwise, no. It’s just wrong on every single level.

    None of this stuff should be in jell-o

  2. TJ
    Mar 06, 2008 @ 16:47:47

    As much as I love retro, I just couldn’t do this! I actually posted a Sweet and Sour Chicken Mold from my After Work Cookbook. It just looked wrong, there was no way I could waste ingredients to try it.

    I still love coming here for recipes though!

  3. Liz
    Mar 06, 2008 @ 22:09:07

    Veggie jello = WRONG

  4. Denise
    Mar 08, 2008 @ 20:17:12

    This caused the biggest reaction from the kids EVER. Barfing, gagging, spitting across the room (the dog did that part.) It was fabulous – not the dish, but the display from the children. I have video, hehehehe. And no, I didn’t try it. I’m no dummie.