Try this sweet and tasty recipe for your next family gathering!

Cherry Pineapple Salad

Ingredients

3 — 3 oz. packages cherry gelatin
2-1/3 cups boiling water
2 — 16-1/2 ounces cans pitted dark sweet cherries
1 — 20 oz. can pineapple tidbits
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup mayonnaise
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
Dash salt
1/2 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Directions

~In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in water. Drain fruits, reserving enough cherry and pineapple juices to measure 2-1/2 cups; add to gelatin with lemon juice. Set fruits aside.

~Divide gelatin mixture in half. Set aside one portion of gelatin at room temperature; chill the other portion until partially set. Fold pineapple into chilled gelatin; pour into a 13×9-in. dish. Chill until almost firm.

~In a small bowl, beat the cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese and salt until light and fluffy. Spread over chilled gelatin layer. Refrigerate until firm.

~Chill reserved gelatin mixture until partially set. Fold in cherries and nuts; spread over cream cheese layer.

~Chill for three to four hours before serving.