Layered Cranberry Harvest Salad Food

LAYERED CRANBERRY GELATIN SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve cranberry gelatin in boiling water; stir in cranberry sauce until blended. Transfer to an 8-in. square dish. Refrigerate until set., In another bowl, dissolve lemon gelatin in boiling water. Beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth; stir into the lemon gelatin with the pineapple. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 2 hours., Fold the cream, marshmallows and pecans into cream cheese mixture. Spread over cranberry layer. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

LAYERED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped topping. Stir in pineapple.
• Pour cranberry sauce into separate bowl; stir to break up any large chunks.
• In each of 8 glass dishes, spoon cranberry sauce to cover bottom of dish. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over cranberry sauce. Top with remaining cranberry sauce. Serve or refrigerate.

CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in hot water, then add cold water. Cool mixture and set aside.
• Wash and grind cranberries. Pare and chop apples (and oranges, if using) into small chunks.
• Stir together the ground cranberries, chopped apples and oranges (or pineapple) nuts, and sugar.
• Add to slightly thickened gelatin mixture; then pour into a mold and chill until salad is firm and holds its shape. Unmold onto salad greens.

HARVEST SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Peel and seed the butternut squash; cut into 3/4 inch cubes.
• Toss together the squash, olive oil, honey, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. place in a single layer in a lightly greased aluminum foil lined jelly-roll pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until the squash is tender and begins to brown, stirring once after 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Pulse the poppy-seed dressing and cranberries in a blender 3 to 4 times or until the cranberries are coarsely chopped.
• Toss together the squash, salad greens, feta cheese, pecans, and bacon on a large serving platter. Serve with the dressing mixture.

LAYERED CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Cranberry Layer: Combine gelatin and cold water in the top of a double boiler; over hot water, heat and stir until gelatin dissolves. Add cranberry.
• sauce, pineapple, walnuts and lemon juice. Mix well. Pour mixture into lightly oiled 3-quart baking dish. Refrigerate until firm.
• Chicken Layer: Combine gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water in the top of a double boiler; over hot water, heat and stir until gelatin dissolves. Blend in mayonnaise, remaining 1/2 cup cold water, lemon juice and salt. Add the chicken, celery and parsley. Stir to mix.
• Pour chicken mixture over the firm cranberry layer. Refrigerate until firm. To serve, cut into squares.

LAYERED CRANBERRY HARVEST SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix unflavored gelatin with sugar; add boiling water and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• Stir in ginger ale and cranberries. Turn into a 10 inch fluted tube pan. Chill until almost set.
• In a large bowl, mix unflavored gelatin with sugar; add boiling water and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• With a wire whisk, blend in sour cream and sherbet.
• Let stand until mixture is slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
• Fold in the walnuts. Spoon onto almost set cranberry layer. Chill until firm.
• When ready to serve, put bundt pan into hot water and invert onto serving plate.
• Serve immediately or put back into the refrigerator until serving.