Cranberry Gelatin Salad

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cranberry-raspberry gelatin
• 1 (12 ounce) can seltzer water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 celery rib, chopped, 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• additional sour cream, and (optional)
• fresh cranberries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 coat 1-1/2 quart mold with cooking spray.
• 2 in bowl pour boiling water over cranberry gelatin mix; stir until dissolved. add seltzer. transfer 1 cup mixture to separate bowl; reserve. cover remaining mixture; refrigerate.
• 3 sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 2 t. cold water; let stand 1 minute. microwave on high until dissolved; stir into reserved 1 cup cranberry gelatin. whisk in sour cream. pour in mold.
• 4 refrigerate until just set, 2 hours. uncover refrigerated plain cranberry gelatin mixture. stir in cranberry sauce, celery and walnuts. spoon into mold. refrigerate until firm, 2 hours.
• 5 run knife around edge of mold to loosen; place serving platter over mold and invert to release. garnish as desired.