Mimosa Salad

A great citrus salad, made with champagne. Cook time is chill time.

• Ready In: 8 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 jello mold

Ingredients

• 3  cups  fresh blood oranges or 3  cups  navel  orange sections
• 2 (1/4ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 2  cups  fresh orange juice, divided
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  cups  champagne
• 1 (5 ounce) package  mixed salad greens
• 3  cups  fresh sliced strawberries

Directions

1. Arrange orange sections in a lightly oiled 8 to 10 cup ring mold; set aside.
2. Sprinkle gealtin over 1/2 cup orange juice in a large bowl, stir and let stand 1 minute.
3. Bring remaining 1 1/2 cups orange juice and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly; stir into gelatin mixture. Stir in champagne.Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg white; pour over orange sections in mold. Cover and chill 8 hours.
4. Unmold salad onto a serving plate lined with salad greens. Place strawberries in center of mold.