Congealed Berry Salads

Name: Congealed Berry Salads
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries, thawed; 237 milliliters cranberry-raspberry-strawberry juice beverage; 1 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 2 Tbsps nonfat sour cream alternative; 2 teaspoons finely chopped pecans; 0 teaspoons poppy seeds; 1 teaspoon powdered sugar; 1 Tbsp fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed; 2 larges strawberries, sliced; 2 Tbsps sugar

Congealed Berry Salads might be Head to the store and pick up raspberries, poppy seeds, nonfat cream alternative, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Sprinkle gelatin over juice in a small saucepan; let stand 2 minutes.

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Gelatin

Juice

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Sauce Pan

Add 2 tablespoons sugar; cook over low heat, stirring until gelatin and sugar dissolve (about 2 minutes). Chill gelatin mixture until the consistency of unbeaten egg white.

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Egg Whites

Gelatin

Sugar

Gently fold blueberries and next 3 ingredients into gelatin mixture. Spoon mixture evenly into 2 (1/2-cup) molds coated with cooking spray. Cover and chill until firm.

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Cooking Spray

Blueberries

Gelatin

Combine sour cream, powdered sugar, and poppy seeds, stirring well. Line 2 salad plates with lettuce, if desired. Unmold salads onto plates; top each serving evenly with sour cream mixture.

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Powdered Sugar

Poppy Seeds

Sour Cream

Lettuce

Sprinkle with grated orange rind, if desired.

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Orange Zest

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Sauce Pan

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Servings:

1Tbsp

fresh or frozen unsweetened blueberries, thawed 237milliliters

cranberry-raspberry-strawberry juice beverage 1teaspoons

unflavored gelatin 2Tbsps

nonfat sour cream alternative 2teaspoons

finely chopped pecans 0teaspoons

poppy seeds 1teaspoon

powdered sugar 1Tbsp

fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed 2larges

strawberries, sliced 2Tbsps

sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 69 dollars.