A bright and festive cranberry orange mold for Christmas! For that special holiday touch, garnish it with cooked, pitted prunes which have been stuffed with cream cheese! (That's what those black-and-white lumps on the side are...)
Cranberry Orange Salad

Molded Cranapple Orange Salad
2 cups cranberry juice
2 packages (3 oz. each) cherry or raspberry gelatin
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
2 1/2 cups (two 10-oz packages) frozen cranberry-orange
  relish, partially thawed (*)
2 cups chopped apples (optional)

(*)  fresh relish can be used in place of frozen relish
 if available.

In medium saucepan, bring cranberry juice to boil.  Add gelatin;
stir until dissolved.  Immediately add salt, orange peel, relish,
and chopped apple.  Stir until thoroughly combined.  Pour into 
oiled 6- to 8-cup mold.  Chill until firm, about three hours.

Recipe can be halved.  Orange gelatin can be used if desired.

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