Cranberry Waldorf Salad

 
Here's a tip from our Test Kitchen: spray your kitchen scissors with nonstick spray coating before snipping the dates and the scissors wonąt get sticky! For a lower calorie recipe substitute light mayonnaise dressing and light dairy sour cream for the mayonnaise and sour cream.
 
4 cups chopped pears or chopped apples
1 cup seedless grapes, halved
1 cup sliced celery
2/3 cup slivered almonds or broken pecans, toasted
1/2 cup snipped pitted whole dates or raisins
Leaf lettuce
2/3 cup whole cranberry sauce
1/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/4 cup dairy sour cream
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon celery seed

In a medium mixing bowl combine chopped pears or apples, grapes, celery, almonds or pecans, and dates or raisins. Divide fruit mixture among 10 to 12 lettuce-lined salad plates.

For dressing, in a small mixing bowl combine cranberry sauce, mayonnaise or salad dressing, sour cream, milk, lemon juice, and celery seed. Drizzle dressing over fruit mixture. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Make-Ahead Tip: Prepare dressing; cover and chill for up to 24 hours. Toast nuts.
 

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