Frosted Cranberry Salad

Name: Frosted Cranberry Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 567 grams can crushed pineapple; 85 grams package cherry gelatin; 8 fresh cranberries; 227 grams package cream cheese, softened; 1 envelope unflavored gelatin; 237 milliliters chilled ginger ale; 118 milliliters milk; 8 pecan halves, toasted; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 envelope whipped topping mix (Dream Whip); 397 grams can jellied cranberry sauce

Frosted Cranberry Salad might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 295 calories, 5g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires pineapple, jellied cranberry sauce, ginger ale, and vanillan extract. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes.

Instructions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a 1 cup measure; set pineapple aside. To the juice, add enough water to measure 1 cup.

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Pineapple

Juice

Water

Transfer to a small saucepan; add the unflavored gelatin and let stand for 1 minute. Bring to a boil.

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Unflavored Gelatin

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Sauce Pan

Add cherry gelatin; stir until dissolved. Stir in ginger ale.

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Cherry Flavored Gelatin

Ginger Ale

Pour into a bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until partially set.

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Whisk in the pineapple and cranberry sauce.

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Cranberry Sauce

Pineapple

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Whisk

Transfer to an 11-in. x 7-in. dish coated with cooking spray. Refrigerate until set.

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Cooking Spray

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. In a small bowl, beat whipped topping mix, milk and vanilla on low speed until blended. Beat on high for 4 minutes or until thickened.

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Whipped Topping

Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Milk

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Add to cream cheese; beat until blended.

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Cream Cheese

Spread over gelatin. Refrigerate overnight.

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Gelatin

Spread

Cut into squares; garnish each with a pecan half and cranberry.

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Cranberries

Pecans

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Servings:

567grams

can crushed pineapple 85grams

package cherry gelatin 8

fresh cranberries 227grams

package cream cheese, softened 1envelope

unflavored gelatin 237milliliters

chilled ginger ale 118milliliters

milk 8

pecan halves, toasted 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 1envelope

whipped topping mix (Dream Whip)397grams

can jellied cranberry sauce

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruener Veltliner

Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Gruener Veltliner are my top picks for Salad. Sauvignon Blanc and Gruner Veltliner both have herby notes that complement salads with enough acid to match tart vinaigrettes, while a Chardonnay can be a good pick for creamy salad dressings. One wine you could try is Simi Sonoma County Chardonnay. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.

Simi Sonoma County Chardonnay

Brilliantly clear, light yellow straw. Fresh green apple, nectarine, Meyer lemon and orange zest are laced with notes of vanilla, honey and toasted brioche with a lifted mineral edge. Golden delicious apple and tangerine are lightly warmed with subtle notes of cream, butter and smoke finishing with a note of lime zest.