Jellied Cranberry Salad Source: Country Living, Home for the Holidays Yield: 8 servings
2 cups cranberries, fresh 2 orange, unpeeled, seeded and cut into eighths 1 carrot, scraped and cut into six pieces 1 cup pecans or walnuts 3/4 cup sugar 1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple (unsweetened), drained 2 (3 oz) pkgs. raspberry or cranberry jell-o 1 cup boiling water 1 cup cold water or ginger ale lettuce, leaves carrot curls (garnish)
Position knife blade in food processor bowl. Add first four ingredients; cover with lid, and pulse until finely chopped. Combine cranberry mixture, sugar, and pineapple in a medium bowl, stirring well.
Dissolve raspberry gelatin in boiling water; stir in cold water or ginger ale. Add gelatin mixture to cranberry mixture, and stir well.
Pour into a lightly oiled 6 1/2 cup mold. Chill until firm. Unmold on a serving platter lined with leaf lettuce. Garnish, if desired.
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