Grandma's Holiday Green Salad

[ecowper]

She probably got this from one of her church ladies or a magazine article, but this is the "salad" my grandmother made every year for Christmas

Holiday Green Salad

Ingredients

1 pckg lime jello
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup diced pineapple
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 mashed up avocado
1 cup whipped cream

Directions

Prepare and chill jello until firm
Mix jello, celery, pineapple, walnuts, avocado together in a bowl
Then prepare 1 cup whipped cream and stir in.
Chill at least 1 hour

Notes

Can use Cool Whip if desired. Grandma did. She used canned pineapple, as well.

[Huskee]

This definitely sounds like something from the 50s/early 60s. Jello, a veggie or two, and nuts. It was the law back then.

[ecowper]

Huskee absolutely ….. I grew up with this at holidays and it is now an annual tradition.

[RonB]

Aaaaand I didn't eat it in the 50s/60s either.

[ecowper]

This one is tasty!

[lemayp]

Can’t say jello and celery is ever a combination I want to try. Leave the celery out and it might not be bad

[ecowper]

You might be surprised …. Celery has basically no flavor, but lots of crunch

[CaptainMike]

I've never seen such a thing, and still haven't.....

[CaptainMike]

Oh, I suffered through a few jello salad versions our mom would foist on us. I swear, I wretch at the mere thought of a Mandarin orange encased in a translucent citric acidy solidified gelatinous goo. But, what I was really wondering is what Grandma's Holiday Green Salad actually looks like?

[CaptainMike]

And I do recall having something like this that wasn't too bad.

[ecowper]

CaptainMike I will post a picture next week. For the life of me, I cannot find a picture of it.

[Draznnl]

Thanks for posting the recipe Eric. If nothing else, it helps prove the theory that even the most competent among us go off the deep end sometimes.

[DavidNorcross]

If Grandma made it, there is no question it was good!

[Skip]

You bring back memories of a few "Jello Salads" that had vegetables included. To me they are definitely 50s & 60s sides from Home. I wonder what our Grandchildren will say when they are older? Fun post ecowper!

[captainlee]

There were lots of Jello based salads when I was a kid. I don't remember any reasons why I didn't eat them. Plain Jello was a common dessert because it was cheap and easy.

[fzxdoc]

I still make ambrosia salad, which is a throwback to what my grandmother made for holiday meals. It's a guilty pleasure for me. Husband won't touch the stuff. He says it scares him

I've never made a jello salad in my life. But I trust your taste buds, Eric. They haven't steered me wrong yet.

I may try this because the use of avocado is a surprise for an old timey salad. My mother never served avocados in any shape or form. I never even saw one IRL until I went away for college.

The salad should be fun to make, providing something jiggly and green on the Christmas dinner table...as if The Grinch is on the guest list.

Kathryn

[Jim White]

Ha ha. With our older daughter's new significant other, we now have ambrosia at family holiday meals. His mother brings it. I have to admit I've gotten back to enjoying it

[ecowper]

ugh, I'm with your husband on the Ambrosia. Try this salad once :-)

[Skip]

fzxdoc the Jello for you to try is Lime Flavored with Pears Added. It's my favorite! We have it a few times per year.

[CandySueQ]

I can see dropping the pineapple and adding more avocado, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, sour cream and cilantro. A solid guacamole salad!

[ecowper]

Oh man, never thought of that. Try it out, let us know!

[ecowper]

CaptainMike I finally found a picture of the Holiday Green Salad (which is what was written on her recipe card), so I've kept the name and just added Grandma to it :-)

It is the forward most food dish on the table.

[CaptainMike]

By golly, I think I've had that.

[MBMorgan]

Back in the day, the MIL used to serve something very similar on special occasions. For some reason, it had been dubbed "Green Death" by my wife and her brother/sisters as little kids. The name stuck ...

[Santamarina]

This is absolutely something my grandmother made. I know hers didn’t have avocado, and I don’t recall any celery, but the rest is spot on.

Not planning to make any, but it sure brings back some good memories!