Aspic- Ringed Potato Salad
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Archives (at least 45 years old)
Serves 5 peopleCategories: Salad- Salad Dressings- Slaw
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups sliced cooked potatoes
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
- Aspic:
- 1 3/4 cups tomato juice
- 3 Tbsp. chopped onion
- 2 Tbsp. chopped celery leaves
- 1Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 small bay leaf
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 envelope (1 Tbsp.) unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 4 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
Directions
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Prepare Aspic Molds:
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In a saucepan. combine tomato juice, chopped onion, chopped celery leaves, brown sugar, salt, small bay leaf, and cloves. Simmer 8 minutes; strain.
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soften gelatin in cold water; add to hot tomato mixture and stir to dissolve. Stir in lemon juice. Pour intro 4 or 5 molds: chill until firm (about 2 hours).
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Sprinkle potatoes with sugar and vinegar. Add onion, salt, celery seed, and mayonnaise; toss lightly. Carefully fold in eggs. Chill.
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At serving time, pile potato salad in center of lettuce-lined platter; unmold aspics around rim.