Grammies Cranberry Salad Recipes

LYDIA'S CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a food processor, grind cranberries. Transfer to a medium bowl, and mix with sugar. Chill overnight in the refrigerator.
• In a large bowl, mix together cranberry mixture, marshmallows, pecans, and grapes. Fold in nondairy whipped topping 1 hour before serving.

GRAMMIE'S CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Smash your whole cranberries up in a 3 quart sauce pan. Then, add your 3 cups water and jello then heat to boiling. Remove from stove and let it begin to set.
• 2. Once it starts to gel then add remaining ingredients of celery, nuts and pineapple.
• 3. Return to refrigerator and then serve it in a festive bowl.

CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix jello according to directions, but reduce cold water to 1 cup (makes a firmer salad).
• 2. Mash cranberry sauce with a fork. Add all ingredients to jello. Pour into a serving dish (9x9). Chill.

GRAMMIE'S CRANBERRY SALSA

Steps:

• Mix frozen orange juice concentrate, cranberries, yellow bell peppers, red chile pepper, red onion, garlic, cilantro, and cumin seeds together in a serving dish. Stir to combine.

CRANBERRY GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, thawed frozen whipped topping and walnuts.
• Thoroughly blend cranberries in a food processor.
• Mix cranberries into cream cheese mixture. Gently fold in sugar and heavy cream. Stir in mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks and grapes. Chill in the refrigerator approximately 1 hour before serving.

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!

CRANBERRY SALAD FOR THANKSGIVING

Steps:

• Combine reserved pineapple juice, water, and orange juice in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour hot liquid into a deep serving dish and add gelatin. Stir until completely dissolved. Mix in cranberry sauce and place in the refrigerator until set and beginning to thicken, about 1 hour.
• Stir in crushed pineapple, apple, cranberries, and pecans. Refrigerate until fully set, 8 hours to overnight.

CRANBERRY SALAD WITH GRAPES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix cranberries and sugar. In the refrigerator, allow the mixture to stand 4 hours.
• Place cranberry and sugar mixture in a colander. Place colander in a large bowl. Allow the mixture to drain 8 hours, or overnight.
• Discard drained juices. Place cranberry mixture in a medium bowl. Stir in grapes, walnuts, marshmallows and thawed frozen whipped topping. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.