SHRIMP SALAD WITH A LEMON JELLO SIDE DISH

Shrimp Salad with a Lemon Jello Side Dish image

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories Seafood

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 19

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JELLO SALAD:
6 oz pkg. lemon jello
2 c boiling water
1 c cold water
2 c milk,cold
3 oz pkg. instant lemon pudding
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 c pimentos, chopped, optional
1 c diced celery
2 c diced apple
SHRIMP SALAD:
1/4 to 1/2 c salad dressing(miracle whip) more or less according to taste
4 tsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp dairy sour cream
3 Tbsp sweet onion.chopped fine
2 medium celery ribs, diced
1 small cucumber, diced
2 tsp dill weed or fresh dill
4 c salad shrimp, precooked no tail

Steps:

1. Jello Salad:Believe me this is awesome as a side with the shrimp salad. --- Dissolve jello in boiling water; stir in the cold water. Chill for about 1 1/2 hours; just until it jells a little.
2. Prepare the pudding with the milk;chill 5 minutes. Beat the cream cheese until creamy and add the pudding mixture and the partially set jello for about 2 minutes. Fold in remaining ingredients and pour into mold or bowl and chill until set.
3. Shrimp Salad: Combine all ingredients except shrimp until creamy; fold in shrimp and sprinkle top with a little dill. Serve on lettuce leaf with a side of the creamy lemon jello.