Christmas Tree Salad

Instructions

1. Dissolve the lime Jello in 1 cup boiling water and let it cool.
2. Add softened Philadelphia cream cheese, crushed pineapple, and Cool Whip to the cooled Jello.
3. Mix with a beater until smooth.
4. Add nuts to the mixture.
5. Pour the salad mixture into coffee cup liners to create tree shapes.
6. Let the Jello gel and set.
7. Dip the liners in hot water to loosen the salad from the cups.
8. Turn the shaped salad upside down onto a leaf of lettuce.
9. Top each tree with additional Cool Whip.
10. Place a Maraschino cherry on top of each for decoration, or pour the mixture into a small square pan for slicing.