Apple Cider Salad

This wonderful gelatin salad begins with  unflavored gelatin rather than the more commonly used fruit flavored gelatin. The fruit flavor comes from apple cider and fresh apple pieces. This recipe is a great addition to sandwich meals and it is very kid-friendly. I served it this week with the Sloppy Joe recipe posted yesterday for a very easy week-night dinner. Blessings...

Recipe:

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
3-3/4 cups apple cider, divided
3 tbsps. fresh lemon juice
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
3-1/2 to 4 cups chopped peeled apples
1 cup chopped pecans

1. In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup cider; let stand for 2 minutes to soften.
2. Add lemon juice, sugar, salt, ground cloves and remaining cider. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar and gelatin are dissolved. This will only take a few minutes.
3. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 2-1/2 hours.
4. Stir apples and chopped pecans into gelatin. Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and refrigerate until set.

Yield: 12 servings
1/2-cup serving equals 135 calories
1 gm. fiber
Note: For two of us, I cut the recipe in-half using 1-3/4 cups plus 2 tbsp. apple cider and 2 cups chopped apples.