Layered Cranberry Salad Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve cranberry gelatin in boiling water; stir in cranberry sauce until blended. Transfer to an 8-in. square dish. Refrigerate until set., In another bowl, dissolve lemon gelatin in boiling water. Beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until smooth; stir into the lemon gelatin with the pineapple. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 2 hours., Fold the cream, marshmallows and pecans into cream cheese mixture. Spread over cranberry layer. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until set.

Steps:

• Cranberry Layer: Combine gelatin and cold water in the top of a double boiler; over hot water, heat and stir until gelatin dissolves. Add cranberry.
• sauce, pineapple, walnuts and lemon juice. Mix well. Pour mixture into lightly oiled 3-quart baking dish. Refrigerate until firm.
• Chicken Layer: Combine gelatin and 1/4 cup cold water in the top of a double boiler; over hot water, heat and stir until gelatin dissolves. Blend in mayonnaise, remaining 1/2 cup cold water, lemon juice and salt. Add the chicken, celery and parsley. Stir to mix.
• Pour chicken mixture over the firm cranberry layer. Refrigerate until firm. To serve, cut into squares.

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 2-quart trifle bowl
• Adjust two oven racks to the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and the bread on another baking sheet. Bake the walnuts until golden and toasted, about 10 minutes. Bake the bread until lightly golden brown and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes. Set both aside to cool completely. Finely chop 2 cups of the walnuts and set aside.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, parsley, scallions, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Put the chicken in a food processor along with 1 cup of the sour cream mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Process until the mixture is a chunky puree. Transfer to another medium bowl and set aside.
• Rinse out the food processor, and add the toasted bread, 2 cups of the unchopped walnuts, the mustard and 1 teaspoon salt. Process until the mixture resembles a chunky puree. With the motor running, slowly drizzle in the oil and 2 tablespoons water through the feed tube. Continue to process until smooth.
• To assemble the dip, make an even layer of the chicken salad in the bottom of a 2-quart trifle bowl. Then top with even layers of the following: the walnut mixture, chopped celery stalks, blue cheese, the reserved finely chopped walnuts, the remaining sour cream-herb sauce and then the cranberries. Sprinkle with the celery leaves. Serve right away, or cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours or overnight. Serve with crackers.

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Fold in whipped topping. Stir in pineapple.
• Pour cranberry sauce into separate bowl; stir to break up any large chunks.
• In each of 8 glass dishes, spoon cranberry sauce to cover bottom of dish. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over cranberry sauce. Top with remaining cranberry sauce. Serve or refrigerate.

Steps:

• Layers -- First layer, lettuce. Second layer, pears. Third layer, cranberries. Fourth layer, feta. Fifth layer, walnuts. Repeat.
• Garnish -- If you want you can garnish with a few thin slices of pears on top.
• Drizzle with the vinaigrette and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and mayonnaise until blended; stir in pecans. Remove cranberry sauce from the can in 1 piece; cut into fourteen 1/4-in. slices. Spread cream cheese mixture over half of the slices; top with remaining slices. Cut each in half. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Steps:

• Process cranberries in blender or food processor; pour sugar over cranberries and stir to dissolve.
• Bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil; stir in gelatin and let cool. Stir cooled gelatin into cranberries, and add pineapple, orange juice, apple and pecans. Mix well, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Whip cream and beat in cream cheese.
• In a glass serving dish, layer half of the cranberry mixture, then the whipped cream mixture, then the remaining cranberry mixture.