Scott's Holiday Cranberry Salad recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®), or as needed
2 oranges
1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
2 apples, unpeeled and cored
2 ½ cups boiling water, or as needed
1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin (such as Knox ®)
½ cup cold water
1 (6 ounce) package raspberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
2 cups white sugar
2 cups halved seedless grapes
2 cups chopped pecans
1 ½ cups frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 sprig fresh parsley

Nutrition Info

556.4 calories
carbohydrate: 76.1 g
cholesterol: 26.5 mg
fat: 28.1 g
fiber: 4.7 g
protein: 6.5 g
saturatedFat: 9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 183.5 mg
sugar: 69.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Grease a ring mold with 1 tablespoon creamy salad dressing. Zest 1 orange and then peel both oranges.

  2. Place oranges, orange zest, cranberries, and apples together in the bowl of a food processor, pulse until coarsely chopped. Strain fruit pieces, reserving juice in a quart-size measuring cup. Add enough boiling water to measure 3 cups liquid.

  3. Dissolve unflavored gelatin in cold water in a large bowl. Pour water-juice mixture over unflavored gelatin. Add raspberry gelatin and 2 cups sugar, stir to dissolve completely. Stir in fruit mixture, grapes, and pecans. Pour gelatin mixture into prepared ring mold, chill 8 hours to overnight.

  4. Mix whipped topping, cream cheese, 3 tablespoons creamy salad dressing, and 2 teaspoons sugar together in a bowl until dressing is smooth.

  5. Dip chilled mold in a few inches of hot water to loosen gelatin from mold. Turn out onto a serving platter, garnish with parsley, and serve with dressing.

Recipe Yield

1 ring mold

Recipe Note

This is a wonderful fresh uncooked cranberry salad I've enjoyed since I was a child. It has a dressing made with Miracle Whip®, Cool Whip®, and cream cheese. It sounds kind of strange but it really complements the salad.

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