Cranberry Salad

This Cranberry Salad is a must for holiday dinners! It is packed with fresh cranberries, oranges, apples, pomegranate and pineapple.  It goes perfectly with turkey or ham and is a delightful side to add to your holiday spread. 

Cranberry Salad is one of my favorites for Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas.  I have made my mother in law's cranberry fluff a time or two and I always love it.  

This year I decided to use my mom's recipe.  When I called for the ingredients, she told me the recipe was actually from my great- aunt Zoe, which made me want to make it even more.

Aunt Zoe was such a character! She was my grandpa's sister, a painter and just all around fun lady.  She always made me laugh and feel right at home when I came to visit.  She was a gem.

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Of course I took the recipe and changed it up a bit, partially because I'm terrible at following directions.  How's that for a recipe blogger?  I guess it happens to everyone.

This Cranberry Salad is perfect to make a couple of days ahead of your holiday meal. It keeps really well for 4- 5 days. 

I took recipe notes from my mom and I added in pomegranate arils and used raspberry jello in place of cherry.  The outcome was delicious and will definitely be a new favorite at our holiday dinners.

How to Make Cranberry Salad:

• Place cranberries in a food processor with sugar and chop fine.
• Pour into large mixing bowl set aside for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add pineapple, oranges, apple, pomegranate, and walnuts, mixing well.
• Prepare Jello according to package directions and pour over fruit mixture.
• Stir until all combined.
• Cover and refrigerate over night.

Full printable recipe at the bottom of this post.

Holiday dinners require LOTS of chopping, slicing and dicing.

Lucky for me WÜSTHOF was kind enough to send along a few of their fabulous knives to help me out for the holidays.

This was the first time I successfully segmented an orange and I know it was this fabulous WÜSTHOF serrated knife that did the trick!

More dishes to Serve for Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner:

Along with the cranberry salad, we will also be making an Easy Smoked Turkey, Peach and Ginger Glazed Ham, Watergate Salad, The Best Macaroni Salad, Easy Green Bean Casserole, Creamy Mashed Potatoes and Buttermilk Ricotta Skillet Rolls. 

I would love to hear what's on your holiday menus this year! Drop me a comment or an email!

 

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