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Sunshine Salad
A retro jelly salad that captures the essence of sunshine itself!
Prep Time
15 mins
Setting time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 45 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American , Australian , British
Ingredients
- 440 grams crushed pineapple in juice
- 85 grams lemon jelly crystals
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup grated carrot (approx 2 small carrots)
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Drain pineapple and reserve the liquid.
- Add enough water to top up the reserved pineapple juice to make 1 ½ cups.
- Bring pineapple juice to the boil and then remove from heat and add jelly crystals. Stir to dissolve.
- Add vinegar and salt and stir to dissolve.
- Place in fridge and chill until partially set (about 1 ½ hours).
- Fold crushed pineapple, grated carrot and nuts through the partially set jelly.
- Pour into jelly mould and place into the fridge until completely set.
- Unmould jelly and serve chilled.
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Notes
- Storing: Should last a couple of days, covered, in the fridge.
- Freezing: Not suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
- Tips:
- To un-mould, invert the jelly mould onto a plate. Place a clean tea towel soaked in warm water over the mould for about 15 seconds. The jelly should pop out. If it doesn’t, give it a little tap or shake to release the jelly.
- Serve Sunshine Salad chilled, straight from the fridge.
- Enjoy it with ham, cold meats and salads.
Nutrition Information
Calories
45kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Sodium
54mg
(2%)
Potassium
57mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1081IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 45
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 45kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 54mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 57mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1081IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.