Festive Cranberry-Apple Salad

I make this dish every Thanksgiving.  It can be a side dish or a dessert depending on what you serve it with.  Its pretty easy to make and its a nice change from the traditional canned cranberries.

 

 

Festive Cranberry-Apple Salad

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple, undrained

2 pkg. (3 oz. each) or 1 pkg. (6 oz.) JELL-O Raspberry Flavor Gelatin

1 can (16 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce

1 Apple, chopped

2/3 cup chopped pecans

 

 

Directions:

 

1) Drain pineapple juice into large container (at least 4 cups).

 

2) Add enough cold water to the juice to measure 3 cups.

 

3) Pour the juice into saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add dry gelatin mix. Stir until completely disolved 

 

 

 4)Stir in cranberry sauce.

 

 5) Pour into a large bowl and refrigerate 1-1/2 hours or until slightly thickened.

 

 

6) Stir in pineapple, apples and nuts.    

 



 

7) Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm