Continental · Salad

Butterfly Salad Recipe

Butterfly Salad is a Continental salad recipe made with 9 ingredients in 10 steps.

Ingredients

  • Lemon jelly . . . . . . 1 packet
  • Chopped carrots . . ½ cup
  • Lemon juice . . . . . . 1 tbsp
  • Chopped capsicum . ½ cup
  • Green coloring . . . . ½
  • Chopped radish . . . ½ cup
  • Mayonnaise . . . . . . ½ cup
  • Chopped onions . . . 2 tbsp
  • Cream cheese . . . . ¼

How to make Butterfly Salad

  1. Dissolve 1 packet lemon jelly in 2 cups boiling water and let it cool.
  2. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice, ½ tsp green coloring, salt and pepper and pour 1 cup of this into a lightly oiled 8-inch pan and let it chill.
  3. Chill remaining jelly until semi-set and then whisk until fluffy.
  4. Add ½ cup mayonnaise, ½ cup chopped carrot, capsicum, and radish, 2 tbsp chopped onions and ¼ cup cream cheese.
  5. Adjust seasoning and color, keeping it lighter than the first layer.
  6. Pour over the first layer.
  7. Chill and pour onto a flat, round serving dish.
  8. Cut into half and place the two rounded sides together.
  9. Decorate by placing a small carrot for the body.
  10. Place the salad and greens and flowers made out of vegetables around the butterfly.

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