SOUTHERN SUNSHINE SALAD

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Every southern cook has a congealed salad recipe in his or her recipe box, and this should be yours. Southern Sunshine Salad is a jello fruit salad filled with pineapple, carrots and southern pecans. This lemon jello recipe is a vibrantly colored salad perfect for a church supper or picnic. Its refreshing citrus flavor, combined with the crunch of carrots and nuts, will have people piling their plates. Southern Sunshine Salad will be your new go-to summer salad favorite.

Provided by Russ Myers @Beegee1947

Categories     Other Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 small pkg. lemon jello
1 cup(s) boiling water
8 ounce(s) can crushed pineapple
2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
3 medium carrots, grated
1/2 cup(s) chopped pecans
1 dash(es) salt
- mayonnaise (optional)

Steps:

  • Drain the pineapple, reserving the juice. Set the pineapple aside for now. To the reserved pineapple juice, add the lemon juice and enough cold water to equal one cup.
  • Dissolve the jello with boiling water. Stir the pineapple juice mixture into the dissolved jello. Pour the jello into a mold or a small square baking dish.
  • Place it in the refrigerator and chill until it begins to thicken (about 45 minutes to 1 hour).
  • Add the reserved pineapple, shredded carrots, pecans and salt. Stir very well to combine the ingredients. Pour into a mold and chill until set (4 hours or overnight). To serve, cut into squares and top with a small dollop of mayonnaise (if desired).

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