My family’s favorite cranberry salad that I have been making for Thanksgiving for over 20 years.
Ingredients:
1 can WHOLE cranberries sauce
1 can crushed pineapple (although I have used tidbits too)
1 large package of Jell-O (sugar free or regular) in any red flavor combo you like... raspberry, strawberry, strawberry/banana, etc.)
1- 4 stalks of celery, diced or chopped (your preference)
1/2 c. to 1c. chopped walnuts (Opt.)
Drain pineapple and save the juice for the cold water amount to make the Jell-O. Make Jell-O with about 1/4 to 1/2 cup less liquid than directed on package and let partially set to soft gel.
Add all of the rest of the ingredients and mix very well, breaking up the whole cranberry sauce and place in 13" x 9" Pyrex dish.
Frequently, by the night before Thanksgiving my frig is too full and I let this dish set on my washing machine with saran wrap on it. It sets up pretty well.
PS: I have a 15" x 10" Pyrex dish so I double the recipe. I definitely like having leftovers of this dish.
For more crunchiness, add more chopped celery. It tastes great without nuts also.
Yum!