mandarin salad

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39 Pinches
Sykesville, MD
Updated on Sep 3, 2011

This recipe has been served at every party and/or holiday meal at our house for probably 40 years or more. LOL. My mother found the recipe in a magazine. The ingredients can be adjusted depending on how much someone takes as his/her helping. I can eat a half of bowl in one sitting. LOL.

prep time 10 Min
cook time
method ---
yield 4 to 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese, small curd
  • 1 box orange gelatin
  • 1 can canned mandarin oranges
  • 1 small cool whip topping

How To Make mandarin salad

  • Step 1
    Dump the cottage cheese into a mixing bowl. Sprinkle half-box (small box) of dry gelatin. Stir to blend well.
  • Step 2
    Drain, (reserve juice) a small can of mandarin orange segments and add this to the cottage cheese & gelatin. Stirring well to mix.
  • Step 3
    Fold in an 8 oz. container of Cool Whip. Blend well.
  • Step 4
    Taste it - if grainy add some of the reserved mandarin orange juice (adding a tablespoon at a time.)
  • Step 5
    Cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours prior to serving as a chilled side dish.

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Category: Fruit Sides
Keyword: #cheese
Keyword: #jello
Keyword: #Cool
Keyword: #Whip
Keyword: #oranges
Keyword: #Cottage
Keyword: #mandarin

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