Molded Cranberry Vegetable Salad Recipes

MOLDED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve gelatin and salt if desired in boiling water. Add the cold water and vinegar. Chill until partially set. Fold in remaining ingredients. Pour into a 4-cup mold that has been lightly coated with cooking spray. Chill until firm. Unmold onto a serving platter.

WW FRIENDLY CRANBERRY JELL-O SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, saving the juice. Add enough water to the juice to total 1-1/4 cups of liquid. In a saucepan, bring the liquid to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the gelatin until it's dissolved.
• Break up the cranberry sauce with a fork and stir it into the gelatin mixture.
• Cool until the mixture begins to thicken and then stir in the crushed pineapple, celery and nuts.
• Pour into a mold and chill until set. (For best results first with non-stick spray so that the jello comes out easily.)

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.

OLD-FASHIONED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add gelatin and water and whisk until dissolved.
• Add cranberry sauce and whisk to mix well.
• Stir in pineapple.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Stir in pecans.
• If desired you can grease a jello mold or bundt pan and pour mixture in that or transfer to serving bowl.
• Refrigerate for 6-7 hours until is jello is set,

SO-SIMPLE CRANBERRY GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• Lightly brush 6 1/2-cup ring mold or 1 1/2-quart decorative bowl with vegetable oil.
• In large bowl, pour boiling water on gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in cranberry-orange sauce. Fold in raspberries. Pour into mold or bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• To unmold salad from ring mold, dip mold into hot water for 10 seconds. Place serving plate upside down onto mold; turn plate and mold over, then remove mold. Refrigerate salad until serving. If using decorative bowl, do not unmold; scoop salad from bowl 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.

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.

CLASSIC CRANBERRY MOLD

Steps:

• Heat water and sugar to boiling in 2-quart saucepan, stirring occasionally; boil 1 minute. Stir in cranberries. Heat to boiling; boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Stir in pineapple, celery and walnuts.
• Pour into ungreased 6-cup mold, 8 individual molds or stemmed goblets. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours until firm. Unmold onto salad greens. Garnish with celery leaves and additional cranberries, if desired.