Desserts

Marcellas’ Pink Salad

The Southern Rustic

This super easy and quite tasty dessert is something that my aunt made all of the time when I was younger. She would bring it to family gatherings, BBQs, Holidays, and more. It is so good. This is one of those “Don’t knock it till you try it” recipes. It just works.

Let me share with you this wonderful little recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Pkg. Cottage Cheese
1 Small Tub Of Cool Whip
1 Can Fruit Cocktail – drained
1 Small Jar Of Maraschino Cherries – drained and halved
1/2 C. ( or more) Chopped Pecans
1 Reg. Pkg. Strawberry or Cherry Jello

  1. In a large bowl stir together the cottage cheese, fruit cocktail, cherries, pecans, and jello. Make sure to mix it well.
  2. Fold in the cool whip until it is well combined. It will be a pretty pink color.
  3. Spoon the mixture into a bowl and cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 2 to 4 hours or overnight. Overnight is better.

  • You can use large curd, small curd, or ricotta cheese for this recipe. If you do not like the texture of cottage cheese you can blend it until it is smooth in a blender and add it to the recipe.
  • This recipe is easily doubled.
  • Don’t knock it till you try it. lol. it’s good.
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Published by The Southern Rustic

Hello Everyone! Thank you so much for stopping by. Let me tell you a little bit about me. I am a mom of two, a stepmom of 1, two wild and silly pups, and I have the best husband in the world. I also have a love of cooking and baking. I am always in the kitchen finding new recipes to try, recreating old family recipes, and reminiscing about the old ways. I am vintage at heart and love all things old and cast iron. I love spending time with the family and pups and just going where life takes us. I created my blog a few years ago with my youtube channel because I thought that If I shared a recipe, then people just might like to see just how the recipe is put together. I share all of my family recipes along with today's recipes. Whether it is old-fashioned recipes, sourdough, einkorn, desserts, sheet pan meals, or even crockpot meals, they are all absolutely delicious. I spend hours, if not days, creating and dabbling with recipes to make sure they are the best for you and your family. All of my recipes are family tested and family-approved before they are ever posted to my blog or youtube channel. Every now and again I will share some behind-the-scenes fun and chaos of our creations and family adventures. I hope you all stick around and join us here at The Southern Rustic and see what we cook up in my kitchen. You can find all of my social media information in the Contact/Donate OR the Social Media Accounts tab on my home page. There I have listed my Instagram pages, YouTube channel, Email, and other information so you can easily find everything in one place. I hope that you all have a wonderful, wonderful day and I will see you soon. Sam TheSouthernRustic

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