Mimosa Salad

Submitted by KittyKitty

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

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 jello mold
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3 cups fresh blood oranges or 3 cups navel orange sections
• 2 (1/4 ounce) 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.