Orange Cream Salad

Serves 4 to 6

Orange Cream Salad

Salad is the wrong word for this refreshing salad because it's more like a dessert. Whatever it is, the word delicious comes to mind. There are lots of options too.

Ingredients

• 1 small package orange jello

• 1 cup boiling water

• ½ cup cold water

• 3 oz package creamcheese

• 1 small can drained Mandarin orange slices (or ½ to ¾ cup, drained)

• ½ cup chopped toasted pecans*

Grease a 8x8 square dish.

Instructions

1. Dissolve jello in boiling water, stirring well; pour in cold water.

2. Beat in cream cheese (I beat for 3 minutes); stir in Mandarin orange pieces and pecans.

3. Pour into dish; chill until firm. Cut into squares.

Options

• To use for dessert, top with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.

• To use as a salad, place on a letuce leaf, top with a dollop of mayonnaise. A sprinkling of cheddar

cheese adds another layer of flavor to this salad.

• This recipe can also be molded or put into individual molds.

• You can add up to ¾ cup mini marshmallows.

* To toast, place pecans on a baking pan and bake in 350°F oven

for 8 minutes; remove immediately

KEYWORDS

orange cream salad, orange salad

A bowl of our Orange Cream Salad with a dollop of mayo and shredded cheddar cheese.