Hello Spring! Very Pretty Molded Fruit Salad

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons walnuts, minced
• 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 3 12 cups pineapple juice, divided
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 34 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
• 12 cup celery, thinly sliced
• green leaf lettuce leaf
• pineapple slice (optional)
• strawberry, fan (optional)

1. Combine cream cheese and walnuts, stir well, and shape into 1/2-inch balls.
2. Cover and chill.
3. In medium saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over pineapple juice, let stand one minute.
4. Add remaining pineapple juice, sugar, salt and lemon juice.
5. Cook over medium heat until gelatin dissolves, stirring constantly.
6. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg white.
7. Now, fold in strawberries, celery and reserved cream cheese balls.
8. Spoon into a lightly oiled 5-cup mold.
9. Cover and chill overnight, or until firm.
10. Unmold onto a lettuce-lined serving platter.
11. If desired, garnish with pineapple slices and a strawberry fan.

cream cheese, walnuts, unflavored gelatin, pineapple juice, sugar, salt, lemon juice, fresh strawberries, celery, green leaf lettuce leaf, pineapple, strawberry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hello-spring-very-pretty-molded-fruit-salad-222655 (may not work)