Aunt Phils Cranberry Pineapple Salad Recipes

PINEAPPLE CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Drain and reserve syrup from pineapple, add water to equal 1 cup.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the pineapple juice to a boil, add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat, add cranberry sauce, orange peel, orange juice and lemon juice. Blend together and cool until slightly thickened.
• Stir in pineapple and celery, turn into mold or 8 inch square pan. Chill until firm.

GRAMMY'S CRANBERRY JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
• Add water to make 1 cup.
• Boil; add Jello, stirring to dissolve.
• Stir in ginger ale.
• Blend pineapple and cranberry sauce.
• Fold into Jello.
• Chill in 9x9 inch dish.
• Make Dream Whip according to package directions.
• Beat in cream cheese.
• Spread over Jello and top with pecans.
• May add 1/4 to 1/3 cup powdered sugar to topping, if desired.
• Skip the nuts if you don't like them. Also, I tend to buy two of the smaller cans of cranberry sauce, one jellied, one chunky -- I like the extra texture. AND -- make this the night before or your frosting will be runny!

RICH & CREAMY CRANBERRY-PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Drain pineapple thoroughly, strain, ring out any excess juices, set aside.
• 2. In a food processor, add cranberries and chop fine, add to drained pineapple. (If cranberries are frozen, place under warm water for 2 minutes to thaw) add 1 1/2 T sugar while processing
• 3. With a hand mixer, mix softened cream cheese until smooth, add 1/4 c. milk and 1/2 cup powdered sugar, mix until smooth.
• 4. Add 4 oz marshmellow creme to cream cheese, stir until combined.
• 5. In a bowl mix pineapple, cranberries, chopped celery.Add Cream cheese mixture, fold in 8 oz whipped topping and fold into mixture. Add chopped walnut pieces and fold until combined.
• 6. Chill cranberry-pineapple salad in refrigerator for 20-25 minutes to an hour to chill.
• 7. To Serve: a) add to Texas sized muffin pan, sprayed with cooking spray, level off and set in freezer for 10 min to chill. Turn out muffin pan onto a cookie sheet, with a spatula place one at a time on bib or green lettuce leafs; or b) Line a martini glass with leaf lettuce, add salad to 1 cup measuring cup and turn onto lettuce in glass, top with extra cranberries if desired.

FESTIVE CRANBERRY-PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving liquid in 1-quart liquid measuring cup. Remove 1 tablespoons of the crushed pineapple, set aside for garnish. Add enough cold water to the reserved liquid to measure 3 cups; pour into large saucepan. Bring to boil; remove from heat. Add gelatin; stir at least 2 minute until completely dissolved. Add cranberry sauce; stir (gelatin mixture should be thick. Pour into large bowl.
• Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Stir in remaining pineapple, apples and walnuts; stir gently. Pour into medium serving bowl.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Top with reserved crushed pineapple just before serving. Store leftover gelatin in refrigerator.
• Cooking time would actually be refrigeration time.

CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve jello in boiling water.
• Break up and stir in cranberry sauce.
• Add pineapple, orange juice, and lemon juice.
• Chill until partially set.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into a 11x7 inch dish.
• Chill until firm.
• Cut into squares; serve on a lettuce leaf; top with a dollop of Cool Whip.

MY GRANDMA FRANCES' CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE SALAD

Steps:

• 2 days before serving the salad:.
• Grind cranberries in a food processor and mix them in a large bowl with sugar.
• Store, covered, in frig.
• 1 day before serving the salad:.
• Add crushed pineapple (with liquid) and marshmallows to cranberry mixture.
• Refrigerate, covered.
• Day of serving the salad:.
• Whip the cream and fold into fruit mixture.
• Serve chilled.

MY GRANDMAS HOMEMADE CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• 1. first u wash your cranberries. then peel your apple and orange. measure out your sugar.
• 2. use a food processor to grind up your cranberries. then grind up your apple and orange. this will make them smooth. i do my cranberries then put them into a empty clean bowl before i grind my apple and orange because the cranberries make the processor full.
• 3. then boil your 1 cup of water and dissolve your jello in the one cup of water. next add your sugar and stir it until its all dizzolved. tip add your sugar slow until its mixed well. then add your cranberries, apple, orange,and nuts. put in a covered bowl and refridgerate for 2 days before serving it will thickin up. just stir and serve. go really good with ham or turkey we make it every year for the holidays.