Noel Salad(This Salad Is A Pretty Holiday Salad.) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 can cranberry sauce
1 envelope non-flavored gelatin
1 orange
1/3 c. chopped nuts
1/4 tsp. salt
2 drops green food coloring
1/2 c. hot water
1/4 c. cold water
1/3 c. diced celery
1/4 c. chopped, pitted dates
1 pkg. cream cheese
lettuce leaves

Preparation

Crush cranberry sauce and put in pan.
Add hot water and heat thoroughly.
In a bowl, mix gelatin with cold water.
Set 5 minutes, then add to cranberry sauce.
Cool.
When mixture starts to jell, fold in ground rind and pulp of orange, celery, nuts, dates and salt.
Pour into a mold and chill until firm.
Unmold on lettuce leaves.
In a bowl, mix food coloring and cream cheese, then spread on salad to trim it.
Serves 6.