Mameres Cranberry Salad Food

CRANBERRY SALAD BEST EVER FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER

Steps:

• Using a food processor, grind cranberries, orange and peel of orange, and walnuts till coarse.
• In large mixing bowl mix together cranberries, walnuts, orange and pineapple.
• Place in refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
• Two hours before mix is chilled make cherry Jell-O according to package directions.
• Fold Jell-O into the cranberry mixture.
• Chill till dinner is ready or best chilled overnight.

MOM'S RAW CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Wash and pick through cranberries.
• Core and quarter apples.
• Seed and quarter orange.
• Grind in food processor starting with the orange, and then add apples and cranberries. You can do in batches so you don't over process it.
• We used a hand crank grinder to make this when I was a child.
• Add sugar (in the 50's we used 2 cups of sugar, so taste after a couple hours and adjust per your personal preferences).
• Let marinate for at least 6 hours or overnight.

KALE SALAD WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine water and cranberries in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until cranberries are soft and liquid is syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in honey, remove from the heat, and allow to cool.
• Put kale and red onion in an 8-quart pot or a very large bowl.
• Whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl; pour over the kale and stir well. Add feta cheese, walnuts, and moist cranberries with their syrup; stir until well combined. Cover and place in the refrigerator to marinate, stirring occasionally, until kale has wilted and shrunken in size, 3 to 8 hours.
• To serve, transfer to a smaller serving bowl.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together the cranberries and sugar; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, combine the cranberry mixture with the pineapple, marshmallows, pecans and whipped cream. Mix well.
• Pour into a 3 quart dish, cover and refrigerate or freeze until ready to serve.

MOM'S CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in pot and bring to a boil.
• Add cranberries. Cook until cranberries pop open.
• While mixture is hot, add strawberry Jell-o. Stir until combined.
• Add marshmallows. Stir until melted.
• Pour into bowl.
• Chill just until cool but not set. About 30 minutes. Your next step will be to add the rest of the ingredients. You want your apples, celery and pecans to be combined within the salad. You don't want them to sink to the bottom of the bowl. If the Jell-o mixture is too warm the ingredients will sink.
• Add apples, celery and pecans. Stir.
• Pour into mold or bowl. Chill until set.
• We usually fix this the night before so that it is ready to eat at Thanksgiving lunch.

SALAD WITH CRANBERRIES AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss carrots, greens, and half the cranberries and almonds. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, mustard, and oil.
• Drizzle salad with vinaigrette; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Garnish with remaining cranberries and almonds.

MAMERE'S CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving liquid and set aside. Add water to reserved syrup to make 1 cup, in saucepan.
• Heat until mixture boils, dissolve jello in hot liquid and cool.
• Gently stir in gingerale and chill until partially set.
• Meanwhile, blend drained pineapple and cranberry sauce into pineapple mixture and fold into 9x12x2 dish.
• Chill until firm.
• Prepare dessert topping according to directions, fold in cream cheese.
• Spread over gelatin.
• Toast pecans in 1T butter in moderate oven 350 for 10 minutes.
• Spread over salad and chill.
• *prep time does not include refrigeration time needed.
• *** You can also use SF gingerale for this recipe, as well as No sugar added crushed pineapple and SF lemon jello.I save calories by this method.