Jello Salad Recipes

The warm weather brought thoughts of fresh food and recipes that do not require much cooking inside. Who is often a lengthy meal, cooked slowly when the sun is out and the warm weather beckons?

The following three salads that have become hot some of my favorite salad recipes.

None of them need to be anywhere near a hot stove or oven, except for boiling water, and all are perfect, even for the hot days of summer.

Serve them as side dishes of vegetables or a light meal with a green salad and crusty bread.


Shrimp and Avocado Salad

This is a beautiful salad recipe that is great as a salad or as a light lunch recipe. Serve in lettuce cups for lunch with crusty bread and a great dessert. Simply perfect!

1 pound frozen cooked shrimp, thawed
1 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons Italian dressing
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
1 avocado
Two teaspoons lemon juice

Combine shrimp, celery, Italian salad dressing and mayonnaise. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill, covered until serving time.

Just before serving, peel and dice avocado. Mix immediately with the lemon juice to prevent the lawyer out. Add to shrimp mixture and toss gently.

Serves 6


Cucumber

This recipe is delicious, but so easy. It is a great recipe to serve society in a barbecue, as it prepares in advance and is in the refrigerator for several hours until you are ready for it. The best summer entertaining recipes are those that do not require the host and hostess to be in the kitchen while cooking living outside guests.

3 large cucumbers, peeled and chopped
1 1 / 4 cup red wine vinegar
1 / 2 teaspoon celery salt
1 / 2 head lettuce, shredded
1 tablespoon honey
pinch of black pepper good
1 / 2 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

That's it!


Lime Jello Cottage Cheese Salad

This is a salad recipe beautiful light that is perfect for a summer barbecue, but also works very well all year on a buffet table. The addition of cottage cheese may sound odd, but it is a mixture with the Jello flavor. The crisis of celery and green pepper add another layer of flavor and fresh taste.

1 to 3 oz packet of lime jelly powder
1 cup boiling water
1 / 2 cup cold water
1 cup vinegar teaspoon lemon juice or
1 / 2 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
3 / 4 cup chopped celery
1 / 2 onion, chopped
1/2 pepper chopped green

Mix with mixer and refrigerate until firm 1 "from the edge of the dish. Turn it into a bowl and beat until it becomes light and fluffy. Fold in 1 cup of cottage cheese, celery, onion and green pepper. Chill thoroughly before serving.


Do not forget that most of your salad recipes are great all year too.