Lime Pear Salad Recipe

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Through my years of working in the food service industry, I've collected a bounty of salad recipes. This pleasantly colored side dish is cool, creamy and comforting.

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Lime Pear Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 package (3 ounces) lime gelatin
1 can (16 ounces) pear halves
2 cups vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

In a bowl, beat cream cheese and gelatin until smooth. Drain pears, reserving syrup; set pears aside. If necessary, add enough water to syrup to equals 1 cup.
In a small saucepan, bring syrup to a boil. Gradually add to gelatin mixture, beating until smooth. Stir in ice cream until dissolved. Mash pears and fold into gelatin mixture. Pour into an greased 6-cup mold. Chill until firm. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 184 calories, 7 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 85 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Lime Pear Salad in Home-Style Soups, Salad and Sandwiches Cookbook , p77

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Reviewed on May. 03, 2013 by nelda h. till

Delicious!!! Made with home-canned pears in light syrup. Didn't set as firmly as I thought it should, but did get it out of the mold. Looked good. Couldn't ask for the taste to be better. Will be making quite often. I think this answers the question for the other reviewer. Next time I will probably let it set overnight. I, also, added a cup of chopped walnuts before refrigerating to let firm up. I think that improved the taste and texture.

Reviewed on Jun. 13, 2009 by Joscy

Can this gelatin be made with pears in their own juice vs. heavy syrup? Thank you for replying.