Sparkling Berry Salad Recipes

SPARKLING FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large serving bowl, combine the pineapple, oranges, strawberries and grapes. Combine wine or grape juice and club soda; pour over fruit. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SPARKLING BERRY SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In medium saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1 cup cranberry - raspberry juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes. Stir in sugar till dissolved.
• 2. In a large bowl, blend remaining cran - rasp juice. soda, lemon juice and orange peel. Chill, stirring occasionally, until mixture is consistency of unbeaten egg whites, about 60 minutes.
• 3. Fold in berries. Pour into 6 - cup mold, or bowl; chill until firm, about 3 hours.
• 4. Unmold and serve; if desired with sour cream Substitution: Use 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail, and increase sugar by 1/2 cup.
• 5. This recipe also called for 1/4 cup creme de cassis ( black currant) liquer ( optional)..I never used it. It is added when you add the soda, etc I have also made this with just cranberry juice..yum!

SPARKLING BERRY JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• Stir boiling cranberry juice (heat in pan) into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes (until well dissolved).
• Stir in club soda, liqueur, and lemon juice.
• Refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites-I set my bowl inside a larger bowl of ice water and it takes about 20 minutes).
• Stir in 2 cups of the berries.
• Spoon into 5-cup mold.
• Refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm.
• Unmold and top with remaining 1 cup of berries in center.