Molded Cranberry Orange Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1 tablespoon cold water; let stand 1 minute. Add boiling water and raspberry gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Stir in remaining cold water. Refrigerate until thickened, about 45 minutes., Pulse 2-1/3 cups cranberries, apples and orange in a food processor until chopped. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in sugar. Stir fruit mixture into thickened gelatin. Fold in walnuts, celery and remaining whole cranberries., Coat a 10-in. fluted tube pan, an 8-cup ring mold or two 4-cup molds with cooking spray; pour in gelatin mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight or until firm. Unmold onto a platter.

Steps:

• Finely grind the cranberries in a food chopper. Add sugar and mix thoroughly. Let stand 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If using frozen berries, let them stand until the mixture is at room temperature.) Place the gelatin and orange juice in the top of a double boiler; stir over hot water until gelatin is dissolved. Add to cranberries along with apples and nuts; place in a 7-cup mold that has been rinsed in cold water. Chill until set. Unmold onto leaf lettuce. Garnish with mayonnaise.

Steps:

• Put the uncooked cranberries and rind from the oranges through a food chopper, then add sugar and orange sections (cut in pieces).
• Dissolve jello in boiling water and cool.
• Combine the jello with berries and orange mixture.
• Pour into mold(s) and chill until firm.Cooking time give is approximately chilling time.

Steps:

• Add enough water to reserved mandarin orange juice to measure 1 1/4 cups. In 1-quart saucepan, heat juice mixture to boiling.
• Place gelatin in medium bowl. Pour boiling mixture on gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in cranberry sauce until sauce is melted. Stir in orange segments. Pour into 4-cup mold.
• Refrigerate about 4 hours or until firm; unmold. Serve on salad greens.

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in simmering water in large heatproof bowl.
• Stir in orange rind.
• Pour reserved pineapple juice into 2-cup measure.
• Add lemon juice and enough cold water to total 2 cups.
• Stir into gelatin mixture.
• Refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
• Fold in cranberries, celery, walnuts and pineapple.
• Pour into lightly oiled 1-quart fluted ring mold or crown mold.
• Chill at least 25 hours or until very firm.
• When ready to serve, loosen edge of mold with thin knife.
• Dip mold quickly in hot water to loosen salad, then invert onto serving plate.
• Cut in slim wedges to serve.

Steps:

• 1. In small saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups of the cranberry juice cocktail to a boil. In large bowl, dissolve gelatin in hot cranberry cocktail. Stir in remaining 2 cups cranberry cocktail. Refrigerate until thickened but not set, about 1 hour.2. Lightly oil 6-cup ring or other mold. Stir cranberries, walnuts and orange segments into thickened gelatin. Spoon into oiled mold. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.3. To serve, line serving plate with lettuce leaves. Unmold gelatin onto serving plate.Nutrition Information Per Serving: Serving Size: 1/10 of Recipe * Calories: 180 * Calories from Fat: 35 * % Daily Value: Total Fat: 4 g 6% * Saturated Fat: 0 g 0% * Cholesterol: 0 mg 0% * Sodium: 45 mg 2% * Total Carbohydrate: 34 g 11% * Dietary Fiber: 2 g 8% * Sugars: 31 g * Protein: 2 g * Vitamin A: 4% * Vitamin C: 45% * Calcium: 0% * Iron: 2% * Dietary Exchanges: 2 1/2 Fruit, 1/2 Fat or 2 1/2 Carbohydrate, 1/2 FatSee Cook's Note: Tips for Molded Salads and Gelatin and Cook's Note: How to Make Molded Salads

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup cranberry juice into small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 20 minutes.
• Combine cranberries and sugar in processor. Blend, using on/off turns, until cranberries are finely chopped. Transfer berry mixture to heavy large saucepan; add remaining 2 1/2 cups cranberry juice and lemon juice. Bring berry mixture to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium, cover pan partially and simmer until cranberry pieces are tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Add gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin dissolves. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes. Mix in celery.
• Rinse 8- to 9-cup decorative mold with cold water and drain well. Spoon cranberry mixture into mold. Cover and refrigerate until cold and firm, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days.
• Turn mold over onto platter. Soak kitchen towel in very hot water; wring out. Wrap hot towel around mold. Let stand 1 minute. Remove towel. Hold mold and platter together and shake gently until cranberry salad falls onto platter. Repeat with hot towel if necessary to unmold salad. Chill until ready to serve.