Aspic- Ringed Potato Salad

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Archives (at least 45 years old)

Serves 5 people

Categories: 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

  1. Prepare Aspic Molds:

  2. In a saucepan. combine tomato juice, chopped onion, chopped celery leaves, brown sugar, salt, small bay leaf, and cloves. Simmer 8 minutes; strain.

  3. 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).

  4. Sprinkle potatoes with sugar and vinegar. Add onion, salt, celery seed, and mayonnaise; toss lightly. Carefully fold in eggs. Chill.

  5. At serving time, pile potato salad in center of lettuce-lined platter; unmold aspics around rim.

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