Jello salad
Reverted 1 edit by Bbyugjgy (talk) to last revision by Jengod
| ← Previous revision | Revision as of 17:15, 24 April 2026 | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
''' |
'''Jello salad''' is an American [[salad]] made with flavored [[gelatin dessert|gelatin]], [[fruit]], and sometimes grated [[carrot]]s or (more rarely) other [[vegetable]]s. Other ingredients may include [[cottage cheese]], [[cream cheese]], [[marshmallow]]s, [[nut (fruit)|nuts]], or [[pretzel]]s. Jello salads were popular in the early 20th century and are now considered [[retro]].{{cite web|last1=Polis|first1=Carey|title=The State Of Jell-O Salad In America|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/18/jello-salad_n_1878210.html|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=9 June 2016|date=18 September 2012}} |
||
Because of its many elements, the result has speckled bits of interior color against a colored gelatin background, and so the dish can be appreciated for its colorful visual appeal. For example, a jello salad might have green from a lime-flavored gelatin, brown from nuts or pretzels, white from bits of cottage cheese, and red and orange from [[fruit cocktail]]. Therefore, it has a "salad appearance" (small pieces of food) although it is held firm in gelatin (like [[aspic]]). The "salad" theme is more pronounced in variants containing [[mayonnaise]], or another [[salad dressing]]. When the dish has plain gelatin instead of sweetened gelatin, the use of vegetables is more common (e.g. [[tomato]] [[aspic]]). |
Because of its many elements, the result has speckled bits of interior color against a colored gelatin background, and so the dish can be appreciated for its colorful visual appeal. For example, a jello salad might have green from a lime-flavored gelatin, brown from nuts or pretzels, white from bits of cottage cheese, and red and orange from [[fruit cocktail]]. Therefore, it has a "salad appearance" (small pieces of food) although it is held firm in gelatin (like [[aspic]]). The "salad" theme is more pronounced in variants containing [[mayonnaise]], or another [[salad dressing]]. When the dish has plain gelatin instead of sweetened gelatin, the use of vegetables is more common (e.g. [[tomato]] [[aspic]]). |
||