Citrus Jell O With Honey And Mint Recipes

CITRUS ASPIC WITH HONEY AND MINT

Steps:

• Over a bowl, cut the grapefruit in half, and section it, reserving all juice. Cut sections into small pieces. Remove as much of the white membrane or pith as possible. Peel navel oranges and tangerines; then, over same bowl, trim away pith. Separate into sections, and cut into small pieces, reserving all juice. Strain fruit, and set aside. To reserved juice, add juice of temple oranges.
• Toss fruit with honey and mint, and divide among 4 small bowls. Put juices in a small saucepan, and sprinkle gelatin over surface. Wait a couple of minutes, then warm mixture over low heat, stirring to dissolve gelatin. Cool slightly, then pour mixture over fruit.
• Refrigerate for about an hour, or until liquid in bowls gels. Serve, garnished with additional mint.

CITRUS "JELL-O" WITH HONEY AND MINT

Steps:

• 1. Over a bowl, cut the grapefruit in half and section as you would to serve it at the table, being sure to catch all the juice; you want small pieces with little or no membrane or pith. Peel the navel oranges and tangerines, then, over the same bowl, trim off most of the white pith that clings to their surface. Separate into sections and cut into small pieces if necessary, again being sure to catch all the juice. Strain the fruit. To the reserved juice, add the squeezed juice of the juice oranges.
• 2. Toss the fruits with the honey and mint and put them in 4 small bowls. Put the juice in a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over the surface. Wait a couple of minutes, then warm the mixture over low heat, stirring to dissolve the gelatin. Cool slightly, then pour the juice mixture over the fruits in the bowls.
• 3. Refrigerate for about an hour, or until the liquid in the bowls gels. Serve, garnished with additional mint.

CREAMY LEMON-HONEY GELATIN

Steps:

• Bring 1 container yogurt to boil in large saucepan on medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add gelatin; stir with whisk 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add remaining yogurt and 1/4 cup honey; mix well.
• Pour into 10-cup gelatin mold sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Unmold gelatin onto plate. Drizzle with remaining honey just before serving; top with berries.

SWEET & TART LEMON JELL-O

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, add boiling water to lemon gelatin; stir 2 minutes to completely dissolve. Stir in unflavored gelatin mixture and limeade concentrate. Refrigerate until slightly thickened., In a bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Beat gelatin mixture until frothy; fold in whipped cream. Transfer to an 8-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate, covered, until set., To serve, unmold onto a large plate. Serve with strawberries and mint.

HONEY-LEMON JELLY

Steps:

• Grate rind from enough lemon to measure 4 teaspoons, set aside.
• Squeeze juice from enough lemons to measure 3/4 cup, pour lemon through a wire mesh strainer, discarding seeds and pulp.
• Combine rind, juice, and honey in a 6 quart saucepan, stirring well.
• Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Quickly stir in pectin. Return mixture to a rolling boil and boil constantly for 1 minute. Remove from heat and skim off foam with a metal spoon.
• Pour jelly into hot and sterilized jars, filling to 1/4 inch from top and wipe jar rims well. Cover with metal lids and screw on bands. Process jars in boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
• Makes 4 half pints.

HONEY LEMON JELLY

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine honey, lemon juice and zest. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. , Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into three hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

CITRUS JELL-O® SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve orange gelatin in boiling water in a large bowl, stirring for about 3 minutes; mix cold water and orange juice into gelatin. Pour gelatin mixture into a glass serving dish. Stir red grapefruit and mandarin oranges into mixture and refrigerate until set, about 4 hours.
• Whisk topping and mayonnaise in a bowl until smoothly combined; serve gelatin salad with a spoonful of dressing over each portion.

SUMMER FRUIT SALAD WITH A LEMON, HONEY, AND MINT DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine watermelon, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, pear, and grapes in a large mixing bowl.
• Whisk lemon juice, mint, lemon zest, and honey together in a small bowl; drizzle over the fruit mixture and toss to coat.
• Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

SPICY LEMON-MINT JELLY

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest (yellow part only) from 4 of the lemons. Cut the zest into fine julienne. Remove the peel and pith from all of the lemons and cut the sections out from between the membranes.
• Place the julienned lemon peel, lemon sections, water, sugar and pepper flakes in a large nonreactive saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat slightly and simmer for 20 minutes. Place a small saucer in the freezer.
• Add the mint sprigs to the mixture and simmer for 10 minutes longer. Check the jelly by placing a spoonful on the saucer and returning it to the freezer for about 5 minutes. If the mixture jells when you push your finger through it, it is ready. If not, simmer a little longer and test again.
• Remove the pan from the heat and let cool. Remove the mint sprigs and stir in the chopped mint. Place in a clean container and store in the refrigerator.