Lib's Christmas Grapefruit Salad

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 grapefruits
• 1 (3 ounce) package lime jell-o gelatin
• 1/2 cup pecans (toasted then cut into medium sized pieces) (optional)
• 1 (5 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (halved and drained)

Recipe

• 1 combine package with 3/4 cup boiling water until disolved.
• 2 add another 3/4 cup water and stir.
• 3 chill until mixture starts to thicken.
• 4 meanwhile cut grapefruit in half and remove fruit and any remaining membranes.
• 5 remove any membranes from fruit, and break segments in half.
• 6 add grapefruit, pecans and cherries to jello.
• 7 fill each half grapefruit with mixture.
• 8 congeal, then cut each half in two.
• 9 serve each wedge on a small plate on a bed of lettuce to stablize.