Triple Cranberry Salad Mold Recipes

CRANBERRY SALAD MOLD

Steps:

• Bring cranberries and 1 cup water to a boil.
• Remove from heat when cranberries have popped open.
• Add splenda and stir, set aside to cool.
• Dissolve gelatin with 1 cup boiling water.
• Add cranberry sauce; mix thoroughly.
• Add celery, pineapple and walnuts.
• Pour into mold or bowl.
• Place in refrigerator until set.

DOUBLE-CRANBERRY MOLDED SALAD

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup cranberry juice into small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 20 minutes.
• Combine cranberries and sugar in processor. Blend, using on/off turns, until cranberries are finely chopped. Transfer berry mixture to heavy large saucepan; add remaining 2 1/2 cups cranberry juice and lemon juice. Bring berry mixture to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium, cover pan partially and simmer until cranberry pieces are tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin dissolves. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes. Mix in celery.
• Rinse 8- to 9-cup decorative mold with cold water and drain well. Spoon cranberry mixture into mold. Cover and refrigerate until cold and firm, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days.
• Turn mold over onto platter. Soak kitchen towel in very hot water; wring out. Wrap hot towel around mold. Let stand 1 minute. Remove towel. Hold mold and platter together and shake gently until cranberry salad falls onto platter. Repeat with hot towel if necessary to unmold salad. Chill until ready to serve.

MOLDED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in simmering water in large heatproof bowl.
• Stir in orange rind.
• Pour reserved pineapple juice into 2-cup measure.
• Add lemon juice and enough cold water to total 2 cups.
• Stir into gelatin mixture.
• Refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
• Fold in cranberries, celery, walnuts and pineapple.
• Pour into lightly oiled 1-quart fluted ring mold or crown mold.
• Chill at least 25 hours or until very firm.
• When ready to serve, loosen edge of mold with thin knife.
• Dip mold quickly in hot water to loosen salad, then invert onto serving plate.
• Cut in slim wedges to serve.

MOLDED CRANBERRY-ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1 tablespoon cold water; let stand 1 minute. Add boiling water and raspberry gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining cold water. Refrigerate until thickened, about 45 minutes., Pulse 2-1/3 cups cranberries, apples and orange in a food processor until chopped. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in sugar. Stir fruit mixture into thickened gelatin. Fold in walnuts, celery and remaining whole cranberries., Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan, an 8-cup ring mold or two 4-cup molds with cooking spray; pour in gelatin mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight or until firm. Unmold onto a platter.

CRAN-RASPBERRY SHERBET SALAD MOLD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, pour in both boxes of Jello into boiling water, stir to dissolve.
• Stir in sherbet until sherbet dissolves.
• Stir in cranberry sauce and blend until mixture is smooth.
• Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes or until it starts to thicken.
• Stir in lemon juice and transfer entire mixture to a 6 cup ring mold lightly sprayed with cooking spray. If you don't have a ring mold, just pour it into a nice glass bowl.
• Refrigerate until firm.
• Transfer to serving plate of your choice and garnish with fresh raspberries and a mint sprig before serving.
• ***NOTE: To soften sherbet, I take it out of the freezer and put it into the refrigerator for 1-2 hours so it dissolves more easily.