Molded Cranberry Orange Salad Recipes

GRANDMA'S CRANBERRY-ORANGE GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• Place the gelatin into a bowl, pour in the boiling water, and stir until the gelatin dissolves. Mix in the cranberry sauce, pineapple, celery, pecans, and orange zest until evenly blended. Pour the gelatin mixture into a mold or serving dish.
• Chill in the refrigerator overnight, or up to 8 hours.
• To make the topping, beat the cream cheese with half of the whipped topping. Fold in the remaining whipped topping until well blended. Unmold the gelatin, and spread with the topping mixture.

MOLDED CRANBERRY NUT SALAD

Steps:

• Soften unflavored gelatin in 1/2 cup water; set aside. In 3-qt. saucepan, combine cranberries, sugar and wine or cranberry juice; heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add lemon gelatin and softened unflavored gelatin; stir until dissolved. Stir in remaining water. Chill until mixture is partially set. Fold in celery and walnuts. Pour into greased 8-cup mold; cover and chill until set. Meanwhile, combine sour cream and mayonnaise; refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, unmold gelatin and top each serving with dollop of dressing. Garnish with celery leaves.

EASY CRANBERRY-ORANGE MOLD

Steps:

• Add enough water to reserved mandarin orange juice to measure 1 1/4 cups. In 1-quart saucepan, heat juice mixture to boiling.
• Place gelatin in medium bowl. Pour boiling mixture on gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in cranberry sauce until sauce is melted. Stir in orange segments. Pour into 4-cup mold.
• Refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm; unmold. Serve on salad greens.

CRANBERRY ORANGE MOLD SALAD

Steps:

• Put the uncooked cranberries and rind from the oranges through a food chopper, then add sugar and orange sections (cut in pieces).
• Dissolve jello in boiling water and cool.
• Combine the jello with berries and orange mixture.
• Pour into mold(s) and chill until firm.Cooking time give is approximately chilling time.

ORANGE-CRANBERRY TOSSED SALAD

Steps:

• For candied cranberries, place cranberries in a baking pan; sprinkle with sugar. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350° for 30 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. , Place in a single layer on a greased aluminum foil; cool for at least 30 minutes., For salad dressing, combine the orange juice, vinegar, honey, poppy seeds, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in oil. Just before serving, toss the lettuce, oranges and dressing in a large bowl. Sprinkle with candied cranberries.

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.

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.

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.