This colorful and healthy cranberry salad recipe will brighten up any holiday meal. It’s sweet but not overly so, with juicy oranges, crunchy walnuts and crisp celery and apples.
Cranberry Salad
This colorful and healthy cranberry salad recipe will brighten up any holiday meal. It's sweet but not overly so, with juicy oranges, crunchy walnuts and crisp celery and apples.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup water
- 2 cups chopped unpeeled Honeycrisp apples
- ¾ cup orange segments
- ¾ cup thinly sliced celery
- ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
- 1 teaspoon lime zest or lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place 1 pound of cranberries, 1/2 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cranberries pop and the mixture thickens, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool for about 30 minutes.
- Stir 2 cups chopped apples, 3/4 cup orange segments, 3/4 cup sliced celery, 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1 teaspoon lime or lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt into the cranberry mixture. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 4 hours or up to overnight. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
Notes
Equipment
Large saucepan
