Lime Strawberry Surprise Recipe

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Eye-catching in Christmas colors, this dish looks deliciously decorative on the table. Its combination of fruitiness and nutty crunch is surprisingly simple to create.

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Lime Strawberry Surprise Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 8-10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package (3 ounces) lime gelatin
1 can (8 ounces) DOLE® Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice, drained
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 package (3 ounces) cherry or strawberry gelatin

Directions

Prepare lime gelatin according to package directions. Refrigerate until partially set, about 1 hour. Stir in pineapple. Pour into an 8-cup bowl or mold coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth; stir in pecans. Spread over lime gelatin. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
Prepare strawberry gelatin according to package directions; cool slightly. Carefully spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm about 3 hours or overnight. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was doubled for a 4-qt. trifle bowl.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup equals 276 calories, 21 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 166 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Lime Strawberry Surprise in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2000, p25

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Reviewed on Jun. 04, 2011 by Joscy

This salad is wonderful. Looks absolutely lovely in glass trifle dish. I like the fact that it can also be made for 4th July celebration merely by choosing grape jello in place of lime. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING!!