Another 1950s Picture Salad: Candle Salad |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Back in the 50s picture salads were popular and this one, perhaps, the most popular one of all. One-half of a banana and a pineapple slice makes an upright candle which can be trimmed in a number of ways. This version comes from Penzey's monthly magazine. An alternate version is given below; it comes from a church cookbook. Ingredients:
2 bananas |
lettuce |
4 slices canned pineapple (or make rings from fresh pineapple) |
4 orange gumdrops |
4 ounces cream cheese (1/2 of 8 oz. pkg.) |
2 tablespoons sugar |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla |
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
Directions:
1. Blend the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon together with a mixer. Reserve.
2. Peel bananas and cut in half crosswise. Remove the tips.
3. Divide the lettuce among 4 plates Place a pineapple ring in the center of each plate. Fill the center with reserved cream cheese mixture. Place a banana (pointed end up) upright in the center of pineapple ring. Top the banana with a gumdrop flame. Squeeze a little cream cheese m mixture onto the tip of each candle to represent wax.
4. NOTE: As an alternate to the cream cheese mixture above, mix two tablespoons mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon peanut butter. Pour over candle. Use a maraschino cherry for the flame instead of the gumdrop.
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