Jellied Cranberry Salad

If you're getting ready for the cranberries,

you might be ready for Cranberry Salad.

This is a super simple recipe made of only three ingredients.

So let's gather up and get started.

You'll want a 2-quart square or rectangle baking dish.

Ingredients:

1 Can of Jellied Cranberry Sauce(16 oz.)
1 Can Whole berry Cranberry Sauce(16 oz.)

2 cups of boiling water

2 packages Jell-O Raspberry Flavor Gelatin

1 tub of sour cream (16 oz.)

Directions:

1. Whisk together cranberry sauce and 1 cup of the boiling water; set aside.

2. Dissolve gelatin in the remaining cup of boiling water.

3. Stir gelatin mixture into cranberry mixture.

4. Pour half the cranberry mixture into you baking dish and half can of whole berry cranberry sauce into mixture. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours or until set. Save the remaining cranberry mixture 

at room temperature.

5. Spread sour cream evenly over set cranberry mixture.

6. Pour the remaining cranberry mixture over sour cream.

7. Cover and chill  for 2-24 hours. 
8. Pour remaining whole berry cranberry sauce.

Cranberry Salad is a fun addition to a holiday meal.

It also looks nice with a little extra garnish;

a sprig of green or a dash of crushed nuts on top

gives a nice touch.

Black Bean Salad

Black Bean Salad is the perfect combination of  color, taste and quick.

 It is also a great side dish to compliment most any southwestern meal.

I'll be serving mine up to compliment our taco night.

Let's get started and gather our ingredients.

Ingredients:

1 each red, green and yellow bell pepper(chopped)

1 can whole kernel corn (drained)

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 clove garlic(minced)

1 teaspoon fresh cilantro(chopped)

4-5 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/4 cup olive oil

1 teaspoon lime juice 

1 can of Black Beans(rinsed and drained)

ground black pepper

salt 

lettuce leaves

Directions:

1. Combine peppers, corn, onion, garlic, and cilantro in a large bowl.

2. Add vinegar, oil, and lime juice. Toss to coat.

3. Add black beans and toss gently. 

4. Season with pepper and salt.

You're ready to serve up on crisp lettuce leaves with you tortilla chips.

That's it!

Enjoy!