Orange Congealed Salad

1 small package Orange gelatin
1 small can crushed pineapple in juice (8 1/2 oz. can)
1 1/4 cup water
1 small package “Dream Whip” prepared
1 cup grated cheese (like cheddar or gouda)
1 cup nuts (1/2 macadamia pieces and 1/2 cashew pieces or 1 cup of pecans)

Put the water, pineapple, and gelatin in a pot. Stir it while heating it just to a boil and then chill until the consistency of “egg whites”. At this point, add the cheese and nuts. Prepare the dream whip according to the package directions. Fold in the dream whip. Pour the mixture into a mold or bowl.

Dream whip is something you might need to get from the US - although if there are some “local” varieties that might be imported into your place, you might want to try that. Dream Whip makes 2 cups of whipped topping. If you are in the US you can substitute 2 cups of “Cool Whip”.

Sugar-free jello works fine.
A substitute for the dream whip for those of you who cannot use things with sugar is to whip 3/4 cup of very cold evaporated milk (NOT sweetened condensed milk) until it looks like whipped cream. It deflates easily, so after folding it into the gelatin, pour the mixture into a bowl rather than a mold.