Halloween Slug Salad Ham Salad With Aspic Recipes

Steps:

• Mix ham,celery,carrots,relish and mayonnaise in bowl.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a small pan. Let stand one minute. Heat softened gelatin over low heat until dissolve, stirring constantly. Cool slightly and mix into ham salad. Chill.
• Cut out a large slug shape from cardboard (or pizza take out box); cover with foil. Mold ham salad into slug shape on cardboard, pressing tightly to form; refrigerate.
• FOR THE ASPIC: (the skin of the slug) in large bowl, sprinkle remaining gelatin over 1 cup cold tomato juice;let stand 1 minute. In a large sauce pan, heat remaining 3 cups tomato juice to a simmer. Pour hot juice in bowl over gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin completely dissolves, about 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and salt, let cool,then chill until thick but not set. Place chilled slug on wire rack set over baking sheet to catch excess aspic. Slowly spoon 1/2 tomato aspic over ham mold; reserve remainder at room temperature.
• Refrigerate ham slug mold for 20 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and pour aspic over slug to cover evenly. Chill 1 hour, or until firm.
• Black olive bugs: Optional: Because, you know, the slug salad isnt gross enough! :) Make a clear gelatin mixture with 2 teaspoons gelatin in 1/2 cup water. Pour into small cups (mini muffin tins work well) press black olives with carrot slices for legs into gelatin. Chill until firm.

Steps:

• Fully dissolve gelatin in boiling water in a mixing bowl.
• Combine vegetable juice, worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, and cloves in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 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.

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• To caramelize the almonds: Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the almonds and saute until golden, about 2 minutes.
• Add the brown sugar and stir to combine. Spread the almonds on a baking sheet, separating them. Set aside to cool. When completely cooled, the almonds will have a hard, candied coating.
• To assemble the salad: In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with the red onion, blue cheese, mandarin oranges, and dressing to taste.
• Sprinkle the almonds over the salad and serve immediately.

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• In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, 3 tablespoons green onions, honey and mustard. Cover and refrigerate until serving., In a bowl, combine the ham and cabbage; gently stir in dressing to coat. Sprinkle with pecans and remaining green onion.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Gently fold in the oranges. Transfer to a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through.

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• In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, juice, vinegar, mustard and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together the ham, spinach, cantaloupe, peaches and onion. Pour dressing over all and toss to coat. Serve immediately.