Lettuce Shrimp Aspic Mold Recipe
Ingredients
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold water
2 cups tomato juice
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated onion
Few dashes hot sauce
1 head iceberg lettuce, cored, rinsed, drained, and chilled
1 can deveined shrimp, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup finely chopped dill pickle
Directions
Soften gelatin and salt in cold water; stir over medium heat until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Stir in tomato juice, lemon juice, onion, and hot sauce.
Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
Cut lettuce lengthwise into halves and shred across heart to make 1 quart.
Chill all but 2 cups of shredded lettuce in plastic bag.
Fold 2 cups lettuce, shrimp, and pickle into gelatin mixture; turn into a 5 cup mold and chill until firm.
Unmold on platter; arrange remaining shredded lettuce around edge of mold.
Stir in tomato juice, lemon juice, onion, and hot sauce.
Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
Cut lettuce lengthwise into halves and shred across heart to make 1 quart.
Chill all but 2 cups of shredded lettuce in plastic bag.
Fold 2 cups lettuce, shrimp, and pickle into gelatin mixture; turn into a 5 cup mold and chill until firm.
Unmold on platter; arrange remaining shredded lettuce around edge of mold.
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