Best 9 Fresh Cranberry Salad Recipes
Cranberry salad is a classic holiday dish that is both delicious and visually appealing. With its vibrant red color and tart-sweet flavor, it's a festive addition to any meal. While there are many different variations on the recipe, the basic ingredients typically include fresh cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and marshmallows. Some recipes also add nuts, whipped cream, or pineapple. No matter how you choose to make it, cranberry salad is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CARROT AND CRANBERRY SALAD WITH FRESH GINGER DRESSING
Provided by Amelia Saltsman
Categories Salad Blender Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Low Cal Dinner Cranberry Carrot Family Reunion Potluck Bon Appétit Fat Free Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cut tops off onions. Cut tops lengthwise into thin strips; cut strips into 2-inch pieces. Chop half of onion bottoms. Place remaining bottoms in blender; add vinegar and ginger. Puree, occasionally scraping down sides of blender jar. Strain puree into measuring cup, pressing enough solids through to yield 1/2 cup dressing; season with pepper.
- Place carrots and cranberries in large bowl. Add onion tops and bottoms. Toss with enough dressing to coat.
FRESH CRANBERRY JELLO SALAD
The women in my family are addicted to this mandatory holiday dish. It has cranberry tartness combined with the sweetness of grapes and mandarin oranges, all encompassed in the comfort of jello. It comes from the "It's About Thyme" cookbook by Marge Clark, who by her recipes must be a special lady.
Provided by rochsann
Categories Gelatin
Time 5h20m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook cranberries in the 4 cups water to a boil.
- Add soda and stir and enjoy watching it bubble up.
- Simmer 10 minutes.
- Stir in sugar, jello, and marshmallows.
- Stir until melted.
- Let mixture cool.
- Add apples, nuts, pineapple, oranges, and grapes.
- Pour into one 9" x 13" pan and one 8" x 8" pan.
- Chill until firm.
FRESH CRANBERRY SALAD WITH CELERY
I have made this for dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even folks who do not like cranberries love this salad.
Provided by SHELIAJ
Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes Orange Salad Recipes
Time 4h35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place orange juice, cranberries, and sugar in a 1 1/2-quart pot over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves and cranberries start to pop, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in orange gelatin. Let cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes. Stir in bananas, apple, celery, and walnuts. Refrigerate until set, 4 hours to overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.4 calories, Carbohydrate 55.8 g, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 48.3 mg, Sugar 46.7 g
FRESH CRANBERRY SALAD
This salad has a heavenly flavor with marshmallows, pineapple, bananas, and whipped cream. It's always a big hit at Christmas dinner!
Provided by Cathy
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Dessert Salad Recipes
Time 13h35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a food processor or blender, coarsely grind the cranberries. Place ground cranberries in a large bowl and stir in the marshmallows, sugar and pineapple. Let mixture stand overnight in the refrigerator. Just before serving, stir in the sliced banana and whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504.9 calories, Carbohydrate 127.4 g, Cholesterol 9.9 mg, Fat 2.3 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 32.5 mg, Sugar 109 g
FRESH CRANBERRY PECAN SALAD
This salad is my daughter and mother's favorite Thanksgiving recipe. I used to make it every year for the teachers at my children's school--they RAVED over it. After Thanksgiving, I like to have it as a snack over plain yogurt. It is absolutely to die for!
Provided by Kim S.
Categories Oranges
Time 15m
Yield 1/3 cup, 19 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Wash cranberries, discard mushy ones.
- Pulse in food processor until just slightly chopped (you could hand chop).
- Cut oranges into pieces about the size of the tidbits.
- Mix cranberries, sugar, raisins, pecans, pineapple tidbits with juice and orange pieces all together.
- Allow to marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116.8, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 1.6, Carbohydrate 20.9, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 16.1, Protein 1.1
FRESH CRANBERRY-GRAPE SALAD
This has been a traditional salad on our Thanksgiving table for many years. To give you an idea of how long, the only red grapes I could get at first had seeds in them. There was no such thing as seedless! This salad is so much less work now that I don't have to seed the grapes. And it really is delicious -- so different . And it has a make-ahead feature that is most welcome at this busy time. It can be started up to 2 days ahead. Recipe from BH&G. Chilling time is not counted in prep time.
Provided by Lorraine of AZ
Categories Fruit
Time 25m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put cranberries through the food grinder, using coarse blade. Or chop in processor. Stir in sugar. Let stand overnight.
- Next morning, drain well, pressing lightly to remove excess juice. (Reserve the juice for another use. I like to add it to a fruit punch.) Cut grapes in half and remove seeds if necessary. Add grapes and nuts to well-drained cranberry mixture. This much may be done ahead. Refrigerate.
- Just before serving, fold in the whipped cream. Mound in a lettuce-lined bowl, garnished with clusters of grapes. Serve immediately. Recipe doubles easily.
- Note: You may add a small can of pineapple tidbits, well drained, with the grapes and walnuts, if you wish.
FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH OR SALAD
So much better than cranberries from a can! Has a little zip (Grand Marnier or Congnac). Make at least a day ahead to best enhance the flavors. I got this recipe from Larry Benfield after Thanksgiving one year in the 1980's. Reading his original the oranges were UNPEELED. I have always peeled them.
Provided by Ambervim
Categories Christmas
Time 30m
Yield 48 Oz
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Take nuts for a spin in food processor to chop. Place in bowl.
- Wash cranberries removing bad ones. Take for a spin in food processor. Place in bowl.
- Wash then core apples and quarter. Take for a spin in food processor. Place in bowl.
- Peel and remove seeds from orange. Take for a spin in food processor. Place in bowl.
- Add sugar and liquor. Mix.
- Refrigerate overnight. The flavors will blend and be enhanced.
- Keeps and freezes well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 25.8, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 0.3, Carbohydrate 4.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 3.6, Protein 0.3
FRESH CRANBERRY CONGEALED SALAD
I love this recipe. This recipe was given to me by a sweet dear friend Olive Vaughn.
Provided by Sylvia McHaffey
Categories Gelatin Salads
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Chop cranberries in a food processor. Add sugar to cranberries and let set in refrigerator for 3-4 hours. Mix lemon Jell-O with 1-cup boiling water and 1-cup reserved pineapple juice (add water to make 1 cup). Cool and partly congeal. Mix apples, crushed pineapple, grapes and nuts; add to cranberries. Stir into parly congealed Jell-O. Pour into buttered mold and congeal.
FRESH CRANBERRY SALAD
I have made this with red delicious apple and with granny smith apple, with and without the lemon juice, and with and without the nuts. The great thing about the recipe is the flexibility to tailor to your specific taste.
Provided by Ted Anderson
Categories Other Salads
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Wash cranberries, apple, and orange. Do NOT peel apple or orange.
- 2. Cut apple into quarters and core out seeds. Cut navel orange in quarters and remove pith from center and any seeds.
- 3. Place cranberries, apple slices and orange slices in food processor and pulse until finely chopped (do not overdo this step).
- 4. Transfer to mixing bowl and add sugar, nuts and lemon juice. Stir thoroughly to mix.
Tips:
- Use fresh cranberries: Fresh cranberries have a brighter flavor and a firmer texture than frozen cranberries. If you can't find fresh cranberries, you can use frozen cranberries, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
- Chop the cranberries coarsely: Coarsely chopping the cranberries will help them hold their shape and prevent them from becoming mushy.
- Don't overcook the cranberries: Overcooked cranberries will become soft and mushy. Cook them just until they start to pop.
- Use a variety of nuts: This recipe calls for walnuts and pecans, but you can use any type of nuts that you like. Some other good options include almonds, hazelnuts, or pistachios.
- Add some citrus: The addition of citrus juice and zest helps to brighten up the flavor of the salad. You can use lemon, orange, or grapefruit juice.
- Make it ahead of time: This salad can be made up to 24 hours ahead of time. Just be sure to keep it covered in the refrigerator.
Conclusion:
Fresh cranberry salad is a delicious and refreshing side dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be made ahead of time. With its bright flavors and festive appearance, this salad is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
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