Lemon-Cream Salad

Ingredients

• 20 ounce pineapple crushed undrained canned
• 6 ounce cream cheese cubed
• 6 ounce gelatin powder lemon-flavored
• 10 ounce lemon-lime carbonated beverage 
• 12 servings garnish: lemon rind knots 
• 1 cup marshmallows miniature
• 0.8 cup pecans chopped
• 1 leaf lettuce leaves red
• 1 cup whipping cream 

Equipment

• sauce pan

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until cream cheese and marshmallows melt.
2. Remove from heat.
3. Add gelatin, stirring until dissolved. Stir in pineapple and pecans. Chill until the consistency of unbeaten egg white.
4. Fold in whipped cream.
5. Pour mixture into 12 lightly oiled 1/2-cup molds. Cover and chill until firm. Unmold onto lettuce-lined salad plates.
6. Garnish, if desired.