Cape Cod Cranberry Salad Recipe

Cape Cod Cranberry Salad Recipe

This delicious recipe for Cape Cod Cranberry Salad includes sweet pineapple tidbits and tangy cranberries for a delicious taste sensation. This cranberry salad makes a wonderful accompaniment to Thanksgiving dinner or to a traditional chicken or ham dinner any time of the year. Enjoy!

Recipe ingredients:
1 can (about 9 ounces) pineapple tidbits
1 package (3 ounces) red-cherry flavor gelatin
1 can (1 pound) jellied cranberry sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 carton (8 ounces) cream-style cottage cheese
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Romaine lettuce

Recipe directions:
1. Drain syrup from pineapple tidbits into a 1-cup measure, add water to make 1 cup. Heat to boiling in a small saucepan. Stir hot pineapple mixture and gelatin together in a large bowl, mixing well until the gelatin completely dissolves. Beat in the cranberry juice and lemon juice. Chill for 45 minutes, or until the gelatin is as thick as unbeaten egg whites.
2. Now, stir in the pineapple tidbits, cottage cheese, celery and chopped walnuts into a 6-cup mold. Chill several hours or until firm (overnight is best.
3. When ready to serve, loosen the gelatin salad around the edge of the mold with a knife; dip mold very quickly in and out of hot water. Cover with a serving plate, turn upside down. Gently lift off mold.
4. Garnish with romaine leaves. Serve plain , or with mayonnaise or salad dressing, if you wish.

Makes 8 servings.

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