Grandma Janes Cucumber Jello Salad Recipes

GRANDMA'S PINEAPPLE CUCUMBER LIME JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve lime jello and salt in 2 cups of hot water (don't use boiling water, just regular hot water). Add 2 cups cold water. Chill until slightly thickened - the consistency of egg whites, about 30 minutes.
• In a separate bowl mix cucumber, horseradish, grated onion, and vinegar. Fold pineapple and cucumber mixture into jello. Pour into a jello mold and chill for several hours (about 6) until gelatin sets.
• To remove jello from its mold, fill up a basin half-way with hot water. Lower the jello mold into the hot water, metal side down, until the water comes up almost to the edge of the mold. Keep it there 5 seconds and remove. Place a plate on top of the jello mold and turn upside down. The jello salad should just slide out.

COOL CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and halve cucumber; remove the seeds. Shred and pat dry; set aside. In a bowl, combine gelatin and salt with boiling water; stir until dissolved. Add mayonnaise and cottage cheese; mix well. Stir in the onion and shredded cucumber. Pour into an oiled 5-cup mold. Refrigerate until firm. Unmold onto a serving platter. Garnish with cucumbers and parsley if desired.

CUCUMBER LIME JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Peel the cucumbers and cut into small cubes.
• Cut the cream cheese into small cubes.
• Put the cucmber and cream cheese cubes in a serving dish (I usually use a 9x13 glass baking dish).
• Dissolve the Jello mix in the boiling water.
• Stir in the cold water.
• Pour the Jello over the cucumber and cream cheese.
• Refrigerate until Jello is set (3-4 hours).

LIME JELLO CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve jello in hot water. Let cool. Add cucumber and onion to gelatin. Fold in sour cream, cottage cheese, and mayonnaise. Pour into 6 cup mold and refrigerate at least four hours before serving.

COOL CUCUMBER MOLDED SALAD

Steps:

• Place the shredded cucumber in a colander to drain. In a medium bowl, whisk together the gelatin mix and hot water until gelatin has dissolved. Mix in the sugar, salt and vinegar. Set aside to cool until it starts to set, about 1 hour.
• When the gelatin has thickened, stir in the mayonnaise, and fold in the drained cucumber. Transfer to a mold or serving bowl, and chill for 3 hours, or until set.

GRANDMA'S JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Mix jello powder and whipped cream in bowl until jello is evenly dissolved.
• Add cottage cheese, 1/2 mandarin oranges (1 can), whole can of fruit cocktail, and walnuts stir until well mixed.
• Garnish top with remaining mandarin oranges and a sprinkle of walnuts.
• Refrigerate for about 1 hour before serving.

GRANDMA'S CUCUMBER AND ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Place cucumber slices in a colander and liberally sprinkle salt over cucumbers; set aside until water starts to release from cucumbers, about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse cucumbers.
• Mix cucumbers, onions, and green bell pepper together in a bowl.
• Whisk sugar, vinegar, celery seed, and 2 teaspoons salt together in a bowl until dressing is smooth; pour over cucumber mixture and stir until evenly coated.

GRANDMA JANE'S KICKED UP TOMATO AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. When cool, crumble the bacon into a large salad bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings, and let cool.
• Mix the bacon drippings and mayonnaise into the crumbled bacon until thoroughly combined; stir in tomatoes and cucumbers. Season to taste with kosher salt, five-peppercorn blend, and cumin. Allow to chill for at least 1 hour before serving (overnight is better).

GRANDMA'S GREEN SALAD (CUCUMBER JELLO SALAD)

Steps:

• 1. Mix jello and sugar with boiling water. Stir for 2 minutes to dissolve jello and sugar.
• 2. Whisk in mayonnaise until combined. Chill until slightly set.
• 3. Stir in cottage cheese and cucumbers. Chill until completely set.

GRANDMA MAX'S LAYERED JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the cherry jello powder according to the directions on the package in a glass mixing bowl. Put it in the fridge and let it set.
• Once set, prepare the dream whip according to the package and cut the cream cheese into small chunks, (if you're not a fan of chunks, you could whip it all together). Mix the cream cheese into the dream whip and layer it on top of the cherry jello. Let it set in the fridge.
• *You could save yourself time if you do step 1 and step 2 together and let both set in the fridge at the same time.*.
• Drain the crushed pineapple and rinse with cold water approximately 3-4 times to remove most of the acidic juice. Make sure to squeeze out the excess water with your hands.
• Make the lemon jello powder according to directions and let it partially set.
• Mix the pineapple into the lemon jello and layer over top of the dream whip mixture.
• Let set in the fridge and serve. (For the best results, put saran wrap over the salad and let it set overnight).
• Note: The dream whip should be one of the small envelopes.

GRANDMA JANE'S CUCUMBER JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Peel and grind cucumber, onion , drain excess liquid, put cottage cheese through sieve and drain excess liquid; dissolve the jello in hot water and the vinegar and mayonnaise to the jello mixture, add the cucumber mixture, and cottage cheese and stir together, add pecans and fold into mixture, chill and serve.