Blueberry salads can be made with various fruits, vegetables, nuts, and jellies. Cranberries work well with oranges, bananas, and pineapples. Dried cranberries add crunch. Marshmallows add sweetness to some salads. Many salads are chilled or frozen, and some feature greens like spinach and celery.
A versatile fruit that can be used fresh, frozen or dried in recipes, blueberry salads are plentiful. They can feature whole and jellied cranberry salsas and a combination of fruits, vegetables, and nuts, such as cranberry-apple Waldorf Salad. Many salads include assorted flavors of jelly, including raspberry, strawberry, and mixed fruit. Some salads are even made to be served frozen, and some feature marshmallows for sweetness, such as the Cranberry Fluff Salad.
Cranberries work well in salad recipes when combined with other fruits, including oranges, bananas and pineapples. Grandma’s Cranberry Orange Jelly Salad contains cranberry sauce and orange zest. Pineapple Cranberry Salad contains cranberry sauce and pineapple bites. The fresh blueberry salad features miniature marshmallows, chopped pineapple and banana. Apple salad with cranberries contains unsweetened pineapple juice, chopped pineapple and apple.
Many salads are made with various flavors of jelly, such as strawberry, apple, and mixed fruit. Blueberry and Cherry Jelly Salad features a mix of cherry-flavored gelatin, sour cream, and whole blueberry salsa. The Thanksgiving Day Salad includes a mix of strawberry-flavored gelatin, frozen strawberries, and cream cheese. Cranberry jelly salad with jellied cranberry dressing, dark cherries and cherry jelly. Cranberry Jelly Mold contains frozen raspberries, cranberries and raspberry flavored jelly mix.
Using dried cranberries can add flavor and crunch to these salads. They are usually put through a grinder before being mixed with other salad ingredients, such as chopped pineapple and pecans. Whole and jellied cranberry sauces can also be used in salads. Christmas Cranberry Salad contains whole and jellied cranberry salsa.
Flavorful cranberries also pair well with many greens, including spinach and celery. Spinach cranberry salad features spinach, chopped pecans, and sour cream. Cranberry Chiffon Salad features chopped celery, whole cranberries, and unsweetened applesauce. Chopped celery is also featured in Cranberry Fluff Salad.
Typically, these salads are chilled, like the Eggnog and Cranberry Salad, with jellied cranberry sauce and whipped topping mix. Other salads come frozen, such as pineapple salad with frozen cranberries and banana salad with frozen cranberries. Creamy Frozen Blueberry Salad is made with light mayonnaise, cream cheese, and chopped pineapple. Thanksgiving Frozen Cranberry Salad contains fresh or frozen blueberries, chopped pineapple, and whipping cream.
Some recipes feature marshmallows, and their sweetness offsets the softness of the cranberries. The Cranberry Marshmallow Salad, Apple Cranberry Waldorf Salad, and Layered Cranberry Salad all feature miniature marshmallows.
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