Scott's Holiday Cranberry Salad

This is a wonderful fresh uncooked cranberry salad I've enjoyed since I was a child. It has a dressing made with Miracle Whip®, Cool Whip®, and cream cheese. It sounds kind of strange but it really complements the salad.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 556 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup cold water
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 sprig fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®), or as needed
• 2 oranges
• 1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
• 1 ½ cups frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed
• 1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin (such as Knox ®)
• 1 (6 ounce) package raspberry-flavored gelatin mix (such as Jell-O®)
• 3 tablespoons creamy salad dressing (such as Miracle Whip®)
• 2 apples, unpeeled and cored
• 2 ½ cups boiling water, or as needed
• 2 cups halved seedless grapes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Grease a ring mold with 1 tablespoon creamy salad dressing. Zest 1 orange and then peel both oranges.

Step 2

Place oranges, orange zest, cranberries, and apples together in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped. Strain fruit pieces, reserving juice in a quart-size measuring cup. Add enough boiling water to measure 3 cups liquid.

Step 3

Dissolve unflavored gelatin in cold water in a large bowl. Pour water-juice mixture over unflavored gelatin. Add raspberry gelatin and 2 cups sugar; stir to dissolve completely. Stir in fruit mixture, grapes, and pecans. Pour gelatin mixture into prepared ring mold; chill 8 hours to overnight.

Step 4

Mix whipped topping, cream cheese, 3 tablespoons creamy salad dressing, and 2 teaspoons sugar together in a bowl until dressing is smooth.

Step 5

Dip chilled mold in a few inches of hot water to loosen gelatin from mold. Turn out onto a serving platter, garnish with parsley, and serve with dressing.