Cranberry Rice Salad

Recipe Rating:	6 Ratings5
Categories:	Fruit Salads, Other Salads, Quick & Easy, Vegetarian, Healthy
Collections:	Thanksgiving Table, Rice Reinventions

Ingredients

2 c	cooked rice ,cooled
1/4 c	sugar
1	16 oz can whole berry cranberry sauce
1	20 oz can crushed pineapple or pineapple tidbits, drained
1	15 oz can of mandarine oranges, drained
1	container of cool whip
1 c	chopped walnuts

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Marina Neff

Full Flavored

Orlando, FL (pop. 238,300)

Kittiecooks

Member Since Apr 2011

Marina's Notes:

This sweet treat is great on a hot day when you're looking for something refreshing but not too heavy. It's so simple to make and you can doctor it up by adding different fruits to it as well.

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Imagine serving this salad along with your holiday turkey. A delightful twist on a real classic.

Directions

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl... reserving some of the mandarine oranges and chopped nuts as a garnish.

serve chilled over lettuce leaves or just spoon into dessert bowls and enjoy

*optional* can sub pecans or dry roasted cashews in place of walnuts... or can leave the nuts out entirely if you choose.

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Marina Neff Kittiecooks

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Colleen Sowa colleenlucky7

Jul 17, 2011

Thanks for posting this recipe! It is almost like one I use to have many years ago! : )

Marina Neff Kittiecooks

Jul 17, 2011

I love the mixture of the fruit and the rice... I like that it's sweet but not overly so. it's so refreshing when it's really hot out.

I'm glad you like it!

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Bennie Shaw mamabennie

Jul 19, 2011

Marina, I got ingredients today but just wondering if you drain pineapple and oranges, I would assume you do but want to make sure. I'm anxious to try it.

Bennie Shaw mamabennie

Jul 19, 2011

OMGoodness, I just re-read the recipe and answered my own question. Also I just saw it used whole berries and I got jellied. I'll get the berries and eat the other because I like it too.

Marina Neff Kittiecooks

Jul 19, 2011

LOL no worries Bennie. Let me know what you think of it!

Karla Everett Karla59

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Bennie Shaw mamabennie

Aug 2, 2011

Marina I finally got around to making the salad and we really enjoyed it. I gave part of it to our music director's wife and she tried to figure out what was in it. Was really surprised when I told her cranberry sauce. They enjoyed it too. Thanks, this a keeper for me.