Recipe for cooking firecracker salad

Super Salad Recipes :: Gelatin Salads

Firecracker Salad

1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sliced strawberries
1 celery stalk
1 C. water
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry gelatin
1/2 C. frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/2 C. miniature marshmallows
1/2 C. blueberries

Remove the strawberries from freezer and let stand at room temperature for 10 min. so they thaw slightly. Wash 1 celery stalk and pin. off leaves. Cut the celery into thin strips about 2 in. long and 1/4 in. wide on cutting board. Keep 6 strips for your salad.

Heat 1 C. water just to boiling in saucepan over med.-high heat. Empty the gelatin into bowl. Pour the boiling water over the gelatin. Stir until gelatin dissolves. Stir in the slightly thawed strawberries. Break apart the clumps of strawberries with fork. Pour the gelatin, strawberry mixture into 6 glasses, filling each glass about 1/3 of the way to the top. Refrigerate at least 2 hr. or until the gelatin is firm.

Just before servings, empty 1/2 C. whipped topping into another bowl. Fold in 1/2 C. miniature marshmallows. Spoon 2 Tbsp. of the topping mixture onto the gelatin in each glass. Top with about 1 Tbsp. blueberries. Poke 1 celery strip into the top of each salad.