Molded vegetable surprise
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | ounces | Package lime gelatin |
| ¾ | cup | Water |
| Ice cubes | ||
| 1 | medium | Cucumber, washed and sliced thinly |
| 6 | ounces | Can frozen cranberry juice |
| ¾ | cup | Water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Unflavored gelatine |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Shredded green cabbage |
Directions
1. Place lime gelatin and ¾ cup water in a 1-quart, heat- resistant non-metallic measuring cup.
2. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 2 minutes or until mixture boils. 3. Add enough ice cubes to bring liquid level up to 2 cups.
Stir until most of the ice cubes are melted and mixture is consistency of unbeaten egg whites (level of lime mixture should be 1½ cups-add enough water, if necessary, to get that measurement).
4. Pour lime gelatin into 3 cup mold. Place sliced cucumbers in gelatin. 5. Chill until almost set.
6. Soften unflavored gelatine in ½ cup water.
7. Place ¾ cup water and frozen cranberry juice into a 1-quart heat-resistant, non-metallic measuring cup. Heat, uncovered in Microwave Oven 1 minute or until juice has melted.
8. Stir in unflavored gelatine mixture, ½ teaspoon salt and 1 cup shredded
cabbage.
9. Chill in refrigerator until consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
10. Pour cranberry mixture on top of lime mixture.
11. Chill 3 hours or overnight until set.