Cherry Waldorf Salad Food

CHERRY WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, whisk together first 4 ingredients. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add celery, cranberries and almonds; toss with dressing. Gently stir in cherries., Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour before serving.

CHERRY WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add enough cold water to ice cubes to measure 1-1/4 cups. Add to gelatin; stir until ice is completely melted.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until gelatin is thickened but not set.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into bowl sprayed with cooking spray.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Unmold onto plate just before serving.

WARM CHICKEN-CHERRY WALDORF IN ROMAINE

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a large saucepan and pour over enough water to cover. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
• Drain and, when cool enough to handle, cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces. Transfer the still warm chicken to a large bowl and add the cherries, apples, fennel, walnuts, and chives. Toss to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, and lemon zest. Add to the chicken mixture and stir to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the lettuce leaves on a serving platter or individual plates. Spoon the chicken mixture evenly into the lettuce leaves and serve. If serving chilled, you can make the chicken mixture up to 2 days in advance and store in a sealable container in the refrigerator.

WALDORF SALAD WITH TART CHERRIES, GRAPES, AND CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Soak cherries in 1 cup boiling water until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Whisk mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add apples, celery, grapes and cherries; toss. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Arrange lettuce on platter. Spoon salad over. Top salad with candied pecans.
• Makes 6 servings.

WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Soak cherries in 1 cup boiling water until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Whisk mayonnaise and next 3 ingredients in large bowl. Add apples, celery, grapes and cherries; toss. Season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange lettuce on platter. Spoon salad over. Top salad with candied pecans.
• *Sold at specialty foods stores, natural foods stores and some supermarkets.

CHERRY-CRANBERRY WALDORF MINI SALAD CUPS

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add enough water to reserved juice to measure 2-1/2 cups; pour into small saucepan. Bring to boil. Add to dry gelatin mixes in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Stir in pineapple, cranberry sauce, nuts and celery. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Refrigerate 2-1/2 hours or until firm. Remove salads from liners before serving.

JELLO WALDORF SALAD

Steps:

• Mix dry Jello with boiling water with a whisk to dissolved and stir in cold water.
• Let set in fridge till syrupy (can speed this up by setting bowl in another bowl filled with ice water for about 20 minutes).
• Add the diced apples, celery, and nuts.
• Pour into a glass dish (can be a bowl, 7x11, oval dish- a 9x13 is makes the squares too thin).