Molded Chef Salad

[Constance]

I was looking through some recipes in an old church cookbook, and found this one that looks very interesting:

Molded Chef's Salad

1 6oz pkg lemon jello
1 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
1 cup cold water
3 tbls vinegar
1/8 tsp red pepper sauce
3/4 cup thin ham strips
3/4 cup thin American cheese strips
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1/2 green and/or red pepper, julienned
1 small tomato cut in thin wedges

Disslove jello in hot water; add cold water, vinegar and pepper sauce. Chill until thickened. Fold in rest of ingredients. Pour in 5-cup mold. Chill until firm.

*Note: This is a recipe you could play with in all kinds of ways.

 

[shpj4]

The Molded Chef Salad sounds - another one for for receipt book.

Have a nice day and enjoy your dish.

Jill and Jolie

 

[Gretchen]

This is 'way too retro for me. I would guess you are quite young!! This recipe is NOT a good thing, in my opinion!! ;o)
If you do want a molded salad I can give you one for chicken salad, called in the South, "pressed chicken" and quite nice to serve for a luncheon.

 

[mudbug]

Gretchen, this is not retro - it's classic Illinois fare, the home of the jello salad. Illinois church ladies and farm ladies can do amazing things with jello.

 

[Constance]

Thank you for guessing that I'm young, Gretchin. Actually, I'm the grandmother of 6.
If you will check out the unflavored gelatin thread, you'll see that I posted a recipe for a molded chicken aspic there today. But I'd love to see your recipe.

Thanks, Mudbug. Yes we can. Some of us even make Jello Shots.

 

[mudbug]

Some of us even make Jello Shots.

Nope, only the fun ones like you.

 

[Gretchen]

Maybe to all of it, but I will definitely pass on this salad "recipe"!! And I have had it.

 

[Anne]

Sounds delicious, Constance! Thanks.