Seafoam salad

{{Short description|Type of lime jello salad}}

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| country = United States

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| creator = F. W. Woolworth Company

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| type = Dessert

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| main_ingredient = Lime-flavoured gelatin, cream cheese, pears, maraschino cherries, whipped cream

| variations =Orange salad (orange-flavoured gelatin)

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Seafoam salad (made with lime-flavored jello), also known as orange salad (made with orange-flavored jello), is a cafeteria and buffet staple popularized by F. W. Woolworth's lunch counters.{{cite web | last=Zarum | first=Lara | title=Nickel & Diner Gives the Old-School Five-and-Dime a Gourmet Upgrade | website=Village Voice | date=February 7, 2017 | url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/02/07/nickel-diner-gives-the-old-school-five-and-dime-a-gourmet-upgrade/ | access-date=December 23, 2017}} Seafoam salad is often considered a dessert because of its sweetness, and so is one of many dessert salads. It is composed of green lime-flavored gelatin, cream cheese, pears, maraschino cherries, and whipped topping.{{cite web | title=A Seafoam salad was a popular gelatin dessert | website=Los Angeles Daily News | date=June 18, 2014 | url=https://www.dailynews.com/2014/06/18/a-seafoam-salad-was-a-popular-gelatin-dessert/ | access-date=December 23, 2017}}

Multiple versions of the recipe exist; variations include substituting crushed pineapple for the pears, or adding mayonnaise and nuts to the mixture, thereby making it less sweet.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}