A refreshing tomato aspic recipe with the taste of vegetable juice and crisp chopped celery and onion. Lovely served as a side to my Ham Salad for Two, or any other favorite salad. Makes a lovely colorful touch to a summer evening salad plate.
Prep Time::10 mins
Cook Time::10 mins
Additional Time:: 1 hr
Total Time:: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings::4
Ingredients
1 (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
¼ cup boiling water
2 cups vegetable juice (such as V-8®)
1 dash Worcestershire sauce, or to taste (Optional)
2 cloves
1 bay leaf
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped celery
Directions
Fully dissolve gelatin in boiling water in a mixing bowl.
Combine vegetable juice, Worcestershire sauce, cloves, and bay leaf in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf and cloves.
Stir onion and celery into vegetable juice.
Pour vegetable juice mixture over dissolved gelatin; stir gently to blend.
Refrigerate until set completely, about 1 hour.