Tested and approved by my wife's family over several decades, this recipes makes a delicious side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Stock up on fresh cranberries in the late fall and freeze them to make this year round.
Prep: 15 min
Stand: 1 hour
Chill: 2-3 hours
Total: 3-4 hours
Serves 6-8
1 orange
Wash the exterior of the orange well. Leaving the skin on the orange, slice it into 8 pieces.
In a food processor, coarsely grind the orange slices (skins and all), about 10 to 15 seconds.
2 cups cranberries, frozen or fresh
Add cranberries to food processor and process with oranges until finely ground, about 30 seconds.
Transfer to a medium sized bowl.
1 ½ cups sugar
Add sugar and stir well to combine. Cover with foil and let stand for 1 hour.
1 cup finely chopped celery
½ cup crushed pecans
Add celery and pecans to bowl and stir well.
1 box non-instant Jello, lemon (recommended) or orange flavored
1 ¼ cups hot water
In a separate bowl, dissolve Jello in hot water. Immediately pour into cranberry mixture and stir quickly to combine.
Cover and chill in fridge until Jello sets, about 2 to 3 hours.
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From MakeBetterFood.com. . (http://makebetterfood.com/recipes/cranberry-salad/). Adapted from the kitchen of Catherine Ahalt.
1 orange
2 cups cranberries, frozen or fresh
1 ½ cups sugar
1 cup finely chopped celery
½ cup crushed pecans
1 box non-instant Jello, lemon (recommended) or orange flavored
1 ¼ cups hot water
Wash the exterior of the orange well. Leaving the skin on the orange, slice it into 8 pieces.
In a food processor, coarsely grind the orange slices (skins and all), about 10 to 15 seconds.
Add cranberries to food processor and process with oranges until finely ground, about 30 seconds.
Transfer to a medium sized bowl.
Add sugar and stir well to combine. Cover with foil and let stand for 1 hour.
Add celery and pecans to bowl and stir well.
In a separate bowl, dissolve Jello in hot water. Immediately pour into cranberry mixture and stir quickly to combine.
Cover and chill in fridge until Jello sets, about 2 to 3 hours.
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