The French are not always right.

I have tasted a couple of tomato aspics at my southern grandmother’s house. It’s basically jellied gazpacho — not much weirder than cranberry sauce when you think about it. I will never make it, but I don’t think it’s all that horrifying.

Chicken salad with fruit and/or nuts is so delicious.

OP you’re a bit disingenuous with what you posted. Classic recipe doesn’t call for canned tomato soup.

http://www.jamesfarmer.com/jamesfarmer/2011/04/tomato-aspic.html

Tomato Aspic
2 Tablespoons of unflavored gelatin
½ cup of cold water
2 ½ cups of tomato juice
¼ teaspoon of red pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of onion juice
¾ cup diced celery
Cup of chopped green pimiento stuffed olives

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

They are both gross
I'm talking about people putting all that weird crap in their chicken salad like grapes, apples, walnuts, pecans etc. I find that really rough

Now I want a Waldorf salad

Chicken salad is enhanced by the addition of fruit (dried or fresh) and nuts.

My grandmother made tomato aspic often -- molded in a circle tin with a cup of mayo blobbed in the center. Often, it would sit on the table for hours before we ate.

So, I've never actually eaten tomato aspic.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

They are both gross
I'm talking about people putting all that weird crap in their chicken salad like grapes, apples, walnuts, pecans etc. I find that really rough

That is what chicken salad is. Nearly all varieties have a fried if some sort mixed in (raisins, grapes, dried cherries, sometimes nuts). What do you think chicken salad is or should be?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

They are both gross
I'm talking about people putting all that weird crap in their chicken salad like grapes, apples, walnuts, pecans etc. I find that really rough

You sound weird.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

They are both gross
I'm talking about people putting all that weird crap in their chicken salad like grapes, apples, walnuts, pecans etc. I find that really rough

You sound weird.

So that's tomato aspic. It is (was) a pretty common southern dish....wait for it...served with chicken salad.

It's not my favorite but when done well (with more ingredients than you list) it's like a solid gazpacho.

Barf

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

They are both gross
I'm talking about people putting all that weird crap in their chicken salad like grapes, apples, walnuts, pecans etc. I find that really rough

You have serious issues.

Anonymous wrote:How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

They are both gross
I'm talking about people putting all that weird crap in their chicken salad like grapes, apples, walnuts, pecans etc. I find that really rough

How can you possibly compare this to chicken salad

I'm the chicken salad/mayo hater from the lunch thread. I think I've heard of something worse than chicken salad with all those fruitcake ingredients in it.

Tomato Soup Salad
-can of tomato soup
-gelatin
-mayo-
-chopped raw onion, celery, and green pepper
It makes one of those horrifying 50s jello salad things- perhaps the only thing worse is one of those with canned tuna in it.

WHHHYYYYYY