Tangy Tomato Mold

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (16 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 2 (1 teaspoon) envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 6 drops hot pepper sauce, about (tabasco is fine)
• 1 (2 ounce) jar pimento stuffed olives
• 1/4 cup sliced green onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• salad greens

Recipe

• 1 pour tomatoes into a 2-quart pan and break up any large pieces with a spoon.
• 2 sprinkle gelatin over tomatoes and let stand until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in sugar, lemon juice, and hot pepper seasoning; place over low heat and cook, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved.
• 4 drain liquid from olives into a measuring cup and add water, if needed, to make 2/3 cup liquid; slice olives and stir into gelatin mixture with olive liquid, onions, and celery.
• 5 turn into a 6-8-cup mold.
• 6 refrigerate until firm, about 5 hours.
• 7 just before serving, unmold onto a serving plate and garnish with greens.