Millionaire Cranberry Salad
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5
Millionaire Cranberry Salad
Description
This salad starts with a cranberry sauce simmered from cranberries, sugar, orange juice, orange zest, and cinnamon sticks, which thickens as it cools. The main salad bowl contains a mixture of vanilla yogurt and whipped cream combined with pineapple tidbits, mini marshmallows, chopped pecans, and sweetened coconut flakes. The thickened cranberry sauce is folded into the salad ingredients, providing tartness and moisture that balances the sweetness from marshmallows and fruit.
The textures include creamy, soft marshmallows and nuts adding crunch as well as tropical notes from pineapple and coconut. The cinnamon and orange elements in the sauce give an aromatic warmth to the dish. This salad is best served well chilled and can be garnished with extra nuts before serving.
This recipe is a rich and festive option often enjoyed during holiday seasons, pairing well with savory dishes as a sweet contrast. Allowing the salad to rest for several hours or overnight improves melding of flavors.
Ingredients
Salad:
- 2 cups vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup Whipped Cream
- 2 cups pineapple tidbits well-drained
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1 cup pecans chopped - or walnuts
- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
Cranberry Sauce - or use leftover sauce:
- 4 cups cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- orange zest of 1 orange
- 2 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Combine cranberries, sugar, orange juice, orange zest, and cinnamon sticks in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the stove and cool the sauce thoroughly; it will thicken upon cooling.
- Add all the SALAD ingredients to a large bowl.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of the cooled cranberry sauce to the bowl with the salad ingredients and stir well. If needed, add more sauce.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight before serving.
- Garnish with chopped nuts and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8side servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 447 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 447kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 89g | 30% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 120mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 542mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 75g | 150% |
| Vitamin A | 414IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 165mg | 17% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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