Jelled Agar-Agar Sunshine Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon powdered agar-agar or 2 tablespoons flaked agar-agar
1 cup water
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/2 cup cabbage, sliced very thin
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
1 (6 ounce) can unsweetened pineapple juice

Preparation

Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in agar-agar. Lower heat and boil gently for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While it is cooking, prepare carrots, cabbage and pecans. Mix carrots, cabbage and pecans in a 2-quart casserole.
When agar-agar has cooked 5 minutes, remove from heat and stir in pineapple and pineapple juice.
Pour agar-agar mixture over vegetables and stir well.
Let set, then serve.