Crimson Cranberry Salad
From lura 15 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This may not make you sing like "The Cranberries" but, this favorite recipe of my Mom’s is a repeat performer each Thanksgiving. My daughter can hardly wait to have her Grandmother’s Crimson Cranberry Salad each Thanksgiving. Read more This coming from the picky eater… While the cranberry itself may not "sing" it is a traditional holiday fruit and is renowned for its medicinal properties rich in potassium, provides relieve from UTI’s, helps to prevent heart disease, stroke, tooth decay, gum disease and stomach ulcers. This little crimson gem adds fiber to the diet, has 5 times the antioxidant levels of broccoli ,and is known to reduce levels of total cholesterol and LDL. You can't go wrong with this little winner! See less
Ingredients
- Crimson Cranberry Salad: shopping list
- 1 lb. cranberries shopping list
- 1 ½ cups water shopping list
- ¾ cup sugar shopping list
- 2 small packages cherry jello shopping list
- 2 cups cold water shopping list
- 1 cup seedless white grapes (cut into halves) shopping list
- 2 cups crushed pineapple shopping list
- 1 cup finely chopped celery shopping list
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- Topping: shopping list
- ¼ cup milk shopping list
- 16 marshmallows shopping list
- ½ cups cottage cheese shopping list
- 1 cup whipped cream shopping list
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- Low calorie Topping: (Alternate topping, does not set as well) shopping list
- 1 – 8oz Cool Whip (fat free) shopping list
- 1 carton 24oz. of cottage cheese (bet in blender until smooth) shopping list
- 1 – 8 oz cream cheese shopping list
- 2-3 Tbls of sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Cranberry Salad:
- Cook berries until they start popping.
- Then cook 5 minutes more.
- Blend with rotary beater
- Add ¾ cup sugar and 2 small packages cherry jello while cranberries are still hot.
- Add 2 cups cold water
- Chill until slightly congealed
- Add 1 cup seedless white grapes (cut into halves), 2 cups crushed pineapple, 1 cup finely chopped celery.
- Stir in and let it set.
- Add topping.
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- Topping:
- Combine milk and marshmallows and melt over hot water until marshmallows are melted.
- Beat in cottage cheese.
- Fold in whipped cream and spread on cranberry salad which has been put in a pan (or use frozen whipped cream).
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- Low calorie Topping: (Alternate topping, does not set as well)
- Whip the cool whip, cottage cheese, and cream cheese together.
- Mix in 2-3 Tbls of sugar
- Spread dressing on top of cranberry salad which has been put in an oblong pan.
- Let set.
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LURA it sounds fabulous darlin' i love it .......copied and printed.........5
minitindel
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This sounds delicious and healthy. I love the tart taste of cranberries and the creaminess (is that a word?) of this recipe. Great posting!
elgab89
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Fabulous! Cranberry salads are one of my favorites! I've even posted my own, I love the addition of marshmellows in yours, great touch for some added sweeteness! ~Laura ;D
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