Cranberry Salad
December 5, 2009
This year we hosted thanksgiving dinner in our home and it was a potluck. We were in charge of the entree’s (the turkey and my husband’s out of this world beef stroganoff).  Everyone brought a side dish, it was all wonderful, it was all so good! I found this recipe for a cranberry jello mold and decided to try it. When was the last time you made a jello mold? It’s so passee huh? Well, I thought it would be fun to go outside of the box and do something different, plus it just seemed to be a perfect compliment to the rest of the day’s lavish offerings.  I have to say it was really good, it wasn’t too sweet, and the celery, apples, and walnuts added a nice crunch to this jello mold. I don’t think that everyone tried it, but for the one’s that did, they thanked me!Â
The recipe indicated to serve it with mayonnaise, however that seemed to heavy, so my mother in-law suggested to mix the mayo with some cranberry juice. I used 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, and about 5 tbsp. cranberry juice, just enough to bring it to a dressing consistency. This recipe came from a very old, old, cook book that was passed down from my grandmother. It was put together by a group of women that belonged to the Native Daughters of the Golden West. My grandmother was a business owner that belonged to a number of different networking organizations, this was one of them, pretty cool! I look forward to trying and sharing more recipes from this cook book. Please enjoy!Â
For more jello mold recipes, check out Joyce’S Fine Cooking.
- 32 oz. fresh cranberries
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 package lemon jello
- 15 small marshmallows
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup apples, chopped
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
In a large soup pot, cook cranberries with water and sugar, on medium heat stirring constantly until all your cranberries have burst. Remove from heat, stir in lemon Jello and marshmallows.  When cool stir in celery, apples, and walnuts. Pour into mold and chill in refrigerator. Serve with salad dressing of your choice, or whisk together mayonnaise with cranberry juice, to a salad dressing consistency.
Serves: 12
Total time: 60 minutes
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