Mothers Christmas Cranberry Salad Recipes

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together the cranberries and sugar; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, combine the cranberry mixture with the pineapple, marshmallows, pecans and whipped cream. Mix well.
• Pour into a 3 quart dish, cover and refrigerate or freeze until ready to serve.

CRANBERRY SALAD MOLD

Steps:

• Finely grind the cranberries in a food chopper. Add sugar and mix thoroughly. Let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If using frozen berries, let them stand until the mixture is at room temperature.) Place the gelatin and orange juice in the top of a double boiler; stir over hot water until gelatin is dissolved. Add to cranberries along with apples and nuts; place in a 7-cup mold that has been rinsed in cold water. Chill until set. Unmold onto leaf lettuce. Garnish with mayonnaise.

GRANDMA'S CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Put cranberries in a food processor and blend until well chopped. Transfer cranberries to a large bowl, and mix in pineapple, pecans, marshmallows and sugar.
• In a medium bowl, beat cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cranberry mixture. Chill until ready to serve. (Or, freeze for 2 hours before serving.)

GRANDMA FREEL'S CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Stir cranberries, sugar, and water together in a saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring often, until most of the berries have popped open, about 20 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir gelatin into the cranberries mixture until dissolved completely; add celery, apple, and pecans and stir. Pour into a glass 13x9-inch dish.
• Refrigerate until set in the center, 10 to 12 hours.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the cranberries, pineapple (with juice) and sugar. Let stand for about an hour, to let sugar dissolve, and then pour the mixture into a strainer over a bowl. Let drain, covered, in the refrigerator for at least two hours, or overnight. (Note: The drippings make a wonderful cranberry punch, when mixed with lemon-lime soda!)
• Before serving, whip the cream until soft peaks form. (You can sweeten the whipped cream with a little sugar, if desired.) In a large bowl, mix together the cranberry mixture, walnuts and marshmallows. Fold in the whipped cream and store in refrigerator until serving.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Cover marshmallows and cranberries with sugar; chill overnight.
• Add apples, grapes, walnuts, salt and whipping cream.
• Chill until ready to serve.

MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Grind cranberries, apples and oranges. Add in sugar, crushed pineapple and nuts.

MOTHER'S CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and grind cranberries in food processor.
• Cover with sugar and let stand 2 hours. (this portion can be made days ahead and frozen)
• Add remainder of ingredients before serving and chill.

GRANDMA RUBY'S CRANBERRY SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil the first three ingredients together for 5 minutes. Add the marshmallows and the jello. Stir until the marshmallows have dissolved. Let it cool. When it is cool, add the cup of cold water, nuts, apples and celery. Pour into a 9" square dish and refrigerate until solid and ready to serve. (I usually make this in a clear, square glass dish because it looks pretty from the sides. I serve it cut into small squares because it seems nicer to me than a big glop from a spoon.)

ANNA'S OLD FASHIONED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cranberries, apples, sugar and pineapple together.
• Let set for 1/2 hour.
• Prepare jello as directed.
• Let half set and add cranberry mixture.
• Add nuts to mixture,.
• Refrigerate and let set.
• Note: Oranges may be added to cranberry mixture if desired.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix ground cranberries and sugar. Let chill overnight.
• Next day, strain cranberries very well. Should be very little moisture left.
• Mix grapes, celery, nuts and cranberries.
• Whip whipping cream until forms stiff peaks.
• Fold cream into fruit mixture.
• Garnish with fresh cranberries and mint.

TRIPLE CRANBERRY SALAD MOLD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the gelatin in boiling water; stir in cranberry juice. Refrigerate until slightly thickened. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add the whipped topping until blended. Fold into the gelatin mixture. Fold in walnuts, celery and cranberries., Pour into a 3-qt. ring mold coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until set. Unmold onto a serving plate.

FROSTY CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Grind cranberries in food processor, put in large bowl.
• Add pineapple (drain off some of the juice), mini marshmallows and sugar.
• Mix well and put in fridge for 1 hour.
• Whip whipping cream, add vanilla.
• Fold whipped cream into cranberry mixture.
• Pour salad into molds and freeze.
• Thaw 45 minutes before serving.