GRANDMA'S CANDLE SALAD
Make and share this Grandma's Candle Salad recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dienia B.
Categories Pineapple
Time 10m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place lettuce leaf on a plate.
- Add cottage cheese.
- Add pineapple ring.
- Put half of banana on pineapple ring.
- Dab (mayonnaise) salad dressing on top of banana.
- Place cherry on top.
ANOTHER 1950S PICTURE SALAD: CANDLE SALAD
Back in the 50s picture salads were popular and this one, perhaps, the most popular one of all. One-half of a banana and a pineapple slice makes an upright candle which can be trimmed in a number of ways. This version comes from Penzey's monthly magazine. An alternate version is given below; it comes from a church cookbook.
Provided by Lorraine of AZ
Categories Pineapple
Time 30m
Yield 4 candles
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Blend the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon together with a mixer. Reserve.
- Peel bananas and cut in half crosswise. Remove the tips.
- Divide the lettuce among 4 plates Place a pineapple ring in the center of each plate. Fill the center with reserved cream cheese mixture. Place a banana (pointed end up) upright in the center of pineapple ring. Top the banana with a gumdrop "flame." Squeeze a little cream cheese m mixture onto the tip of each "candle" to represent wax.
- NOTE: As an alternate to the cream cheese mixture above, mix two tablespoons mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon peanut butter. Pour over "candle." Use a maraschino cherry for the "flame" instead of the gumdrop.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.8, Fat 10, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 31.2, Sodium 94.2, Carbohydrate 29.1, Fiber 2, Sugar 20.4, Protein 2.5
PINEAPPLE AND BANANA CANDLES
Although My Kids are not with Me anymore, (They Live in South Africa) I stil reminice about the time when they were small and we spend some quality time in the kitchen..they always had friends for sleepover or just to hang out with a movie and then they need some snacks..I always try to do Kid friendly Dishes, just because of the...
Provided by Elsa Dreyer
Categories Other Snacks
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Half Bananas (4 pieces) and dip in lemon Juice...cut a hole in pineapple the size of the Banana...I used a very small cookie cutter. arange Bananas in Pineappel hole...attach lemon rind with half of a toothpick for the handle and use the other half to attached the cherry on the Banana top for the flame...drizzle with mayonnaise to give the effec of candle wax...
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