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mom's surprise salad

maggie325 avatar
Recipe by
Marlene Fields
@maggie325
Walla Walla, WA

I took this dish to a birthday party -- adults, not kids -- and everyone thought it was the best. (They also wanted the recipe).

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yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 2 Hr
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For mom's surprise salad

  • 1 box
    family size lemon jello
  • 2 c
    boiling water
  • 1 c
    chopped nuts
  • 1 c
    chopped celery
  • 2 sm
    pkgs. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 md
    can crushed pineapple
  • 8 oz
    cool whip

How To Make mom's surprise salad

  • 1
    Drain the pineapple, reserving juice.
  • 2
    Mix the drained pineapple with the walnuts, celery, and cream cheese.
  • 3
    Add reserved juice and mix again.
  • 4
    Stir in the Cool Whip.
  • 5
    Add the mixture to the Jell-O.
  • 6
    Refrigerate in a 9 x 13 dish.
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