Cranberry Waldorf

When I read the ingredients, I wasn't about to even taste this salad. But when I did, wow! I couldn't believe how good it was. I added a little more sugar and cinnamon to it but other than that. It was awsome.

This is really out of this world. I just loved it. Thanks for sharing.

Good salad for adults. The fresh cranberries make the salad quite tart. I tripled the sugar and it countered the tartness. Overall hit with family during Thanksgiving.

This recipe has become a Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition at our house. The first time I made it, I used a food processor on the fresh cranberries and there was a lot of tart juice, which I didn't really like. Now I freeze the berries first, then cut them into quarters. It takes a lot longer, but it tastes sweeter, I think, because the juice isn't mixed into the yogurt. Fabulous recipe!

This is a wonderful salad, but I thought the cranberry apple ratio should have been more apple, less cranberries. Also, I believe red grapes would add more flavor. This could also be used as a dessert!

I made this to go with Christmas dinner. It was wonderful. What I really liked is that I could still eat the left overs two days later and it was not soggy at all. I will definately make this again.

This recipe was great. Very quick and a healthy sweet treat. I didn't have the green grapes and it still turned out delicious! I know I'll be making it more. Thanks Thea!

I made this tonight and it was absolutely wonderful with great texture and flavors. The cinammon makes it especially great. I didn't change a thing. My husband loved it too and we both had two huge helpings! It was also quick and easy to prepare. Thanks for a great recipe Thea!

I followed this recipe to the t and it was perfect. And I can't stand crandberries.

Believe all the 5* ratings. This is fresh, different and delicious! signed a quality freak

Several years ago, I was a health-conscious teen and budding cook when I discovered this recipe. To humor me, my mother let me make it for Christmas dinner. It was a surprise hit - everybody adored it! Just as the description predicts this will become a tradition, we've made it for Christmas every year since. It definitely is a sweeter dish. We serve it with dinner, but we might save it for last on our plates as a sort of dessert. Also, we double the walnuts and cinnamon - I'm not sure why, but that's what we penciled over the recipe at some point. One last note: a standard bag of cranberries is 3 cups, so we double the recipe (although it makes a lot that way).

I am not a cook and decided to cook New Year's Day Dinner for 9 people!! I found this recipe and followed the directions to a "T" except I used red grapes instead of green. It was a HUGE hit! Thank you so much! I can't wait to make it again!

I have served this for the last 3 years with my Thanksgiving dinner and everyone loved it. It's a nice change from the canned fruit cocktail/marshmallow/sourcream salad I grew up with. It is a little on the sweet side with the added sugar and vanilla yogurt but I think it's a perfect blend of sweet and tart.

This was wonderful. I added a little more sugar because I cjopped the cranberries, but the whole family loved it!

Thi was a terrific recipe! so yammy and healthy. I can't wait to make it again and eat it by myself and not share it with the guests. I tried it this Thanksgiving and it was in a second.

This was a very quick and easy salad to make.I did not use green grapes,and it turned out wonderful. I did need to double the recipe,it just didnt make enough for my family. Thanks for sharing.

This is a recipe that does well, however, none of the children would eat it. It also took more time than I was prepared to spend. (I chop by hand). My mother, who is a great cranberry fan, did ask for the recipe.

This was really really good. I used dried cranberries (vs fresh), Braeburn apples and chopped pecans (vs walnuts). Refreshing and healthy!

This salad is so good! Refreshing and easy, I often make it for occasions other than the holidays.

This was perfect just exactly what I was looking for! Quick for a fruit type salad, easy and Very good!! Thank you Thea for sharing your wonderful festive salad with us. it was a Huge hit! there was very little left. we were going to a party with 10 guests, so I doubled the recipe, I didn't have enough yogurt (I bought cheap yogurt worked great) hubs is diabetic so I cut the sugar back to 2 teaspoons that coupled with the sugary yogurt was enough. I cut the cranberries back just a little as per our tastes. But this salad was such a hit everyone was saving it for last to eat as if saving the best for last! Wonderful recipe and will be having this one again! and again!

Wonderful! I took the recipe's advice and used a food processor on the cranberries. I also took a reviewer's advice and increased the sugar by about another 1/2 tablespoon but probably didn't need to. Everyone loved this! Cruncy and a refreshing change from the usual holiday dishes. This is so delicious I won't wait for another holiday to make it. Thanks Thea, for a great recipe.

The chopping took some time but it was well worth it-my family loved it! We're not celery lovers so I used only half the celery and increased the walnuts by a third... It was great as a salad for Christmas dinner but would also be good as a light lunch salad or even a dessert!

This was a good recipe but not what I am used to waldorf salad being. It would probably be much better if more yogurt was used.

Just fantastic....Made for Thanksgiving and gonna make again for Christmas. Stayed with the recipe listed and only added baby marshmallows. I could stand on a street corner and sell this by the bowlful.

This recipe is great just the way it is! The trick is to make sure you chill it for 2 hours. The flavor really comes together then. I was asked by quite a few for the recipe.

All of the different fruits together were very pretty but no one in my house, including me, liked the yogurt at all. Waldorf = mayo.

The only change I made was to omit the grapes. I made this for Thanksgiving last year for BF as a trail, he loved it so I made it again for New Years when my daughter & husband were here, they loved it as well! This will be our new holiday traditional side dish. *Note* It did turned pinker when using fresh cranberries that I had frozen.

Excellent recipe!! very easy and tasted great!! THanks Thea!

This recipe was great! The yogurt sweetened it up a little and it was the perfect addition to our Christmas dinner. Very festive looking with the cranberries.

Very good combination of tastes and keeps well.

Excellent. The cranberries add a little zip to the waldorf salad. And it also has a nice color. I didn't add any sugar to mine though. The other fruit and vanilla yogurt (I just used two single serving containers of low fat) made it sweet enough.

This was a hit last year at my Thanksgiving table. A real departure from the usual. I'll certainly make it again!

This is really good. My husband loves it!

I made this for my sister's Thanksgiving Dinner and it was a really refreshing alternative to basic Waldorf Salad. Everyone really enjoyed it!

Delicious, different Waldorf salad - we loved it. This recipe was highly recommended at holiday time, but I didn't get around to making it. Using cranberries that I had froze, I threw them in the food processor and proceeded with the recipe. The one thing I did differently is to add the nuts to individual servings, as DS doesn't like nuts in his food. We really liked the yogurt dressing as opposed to the usual mayonnaise dressing. A nice, refreshing salad with a bit of tartness from the cranberries. A winner in our house.

This was a bit too sour for me. I think it may have been the yogurt. I did add a bit more sugar but this did not seem to help. But it was pretty!

This recipe was wonderful!!! The traditional Waldorf Salad is so "BLAH" Everyone in my family loved this.

I'm so sorry to say I was very disappointed with this recipe. I made it for Christmas dinner at my huband's familie's house and was so displeased with it that I almost didn't take it. My husband talked me into taking it and only two people ate it, my husband and one other person! Nobody even commented. I thought the presentation was very unappealing as well as the taste.

I loved it! Next time I will omit the cinnamon. I am not a fan of cinnamon. Otherwise it was YUM!

It was too sweet for me. I'd put this salad in the "Deserts" category - not "Salads"... It was not totally bad, but not something I'd make again.

My craving for cranberries and walnuts led me to make this for a dinner party and everyone thought it was absolutely delicious. I don't make dinner very often and it was very easy and quick to make. I had jotted the recipe down and then lost it and couldn't remember what site I found it on. I found it and will not lose this again! THANK YOU!!

Awesome recipe. Really good alternative to your traditional cranberry recipe. Nice mix of sweet and tart. Only downfall is after it sits for a bit it doesnt look all that appealing. But, one bite and you don't care.

Great Salad! Made it twice, second time I added Chicken (canned) and served it on crescent rolls. Pleased every taste bud and was such a summer comfort food. AWSOME!!!!

I got this recipe off of AllRecipes YEARS ago and had forgot where I got it from. This is my Husband absolute must have favorite thing I make for Christms dinner. He likes everything else too of cours but if I did not make this he would cry. :) Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.

The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars was because of the yogurt. I think mayo would have been a better choice. Really great combo of cranberrys/apples etc.

I made this recipe and followed the advice of a few others and did not put in the full amount of cranberries. I was going to substitute red grapes for white, but realized that I had none. I put in a few extra raisins, apples, and walnuts. Overall I thought it was a geat recipe, but a little too sweet for us. Next time I will cut down the amount of sugar.

Really yummy--but lots of chopping time. I took it to my office pot luck and it was a big hit!!!. Cindy J

This is really good! I use a small tub of cool whip instead of yogurt! I added small marshmellows and mandarin oranges! YUM!The texture of the raisins are wonderful so I had to add more before anyone noticed I swiped most of them!

I didn't really care for this, it was much too tart for my taste, and the flavor was just not quite right. Maybe too many cranberrys???..or a different dressing....??? I won't make this again. Sorry....

This was delicious. We had it at my sister's bridal shower and everyone enjoyed it. I suggest using red grapes instead of green - loved the vanilla taste! This makes a great snack.

This was wonderful. fresh, crunchy and flavorsome. Great contrast with all the soft foods served at Thanksgiving.

This was wonderful - I reduced the sugar and used Craisins. Big hit.

Everyone at my Christmas Eve dinner LOVED this salad. It was my first time making it and I wasn't sure, but I trusted what I read in the reviews and I'm glad. It was a HIT! Perfect combo of ingredients. I used half green and half red grapes. I recommend using a food processor for chopping the cranberries.

Just made this tonight... It was super quick and super DELISH! The only change I made was leaving out the raisins (not a big fan) and added a tad more cinnamon for my own personal taste. This will definitely be something I make often!

Just ok....I had almost the entire bowl left after our party. No one REALLY enjoyed it, but tried a little bit just to see. It was very pretty, but not a good mix of ingrediants in my opinion.

This salad was delicious! Being a new cook, I was a little nervous bringing a recipe I'd never made before to a family holiday party. But everyone loved it! I received rave reviews all night. We especially liked how the recipe called for vanilla yogurt instead of a mayo mixture. Thanks so much for this amazing recipe! I will definitely make it again.

Yummy! I love it with the vanilla yogurt and cranberries : ) Cinnamon also gives a great flavor.

This has become a Christmas tradition in our home, we love it very much, especially with chicken or turkey pot pie! I dress it up in a bed of ruffle edged lettuce on a red & white plate, it's quite festive.

Easy to make, tastes fantastic, loved the tangy flavour, made it for a family BBQ and got lots of great compliments.

Third party and once again it had rave reviews - some have guests had allergies to walnuts so exchanged for slivered almonds.

outstanding

huge hit, and easy to make.

Everyone loved this on Thanksgiving. I didn't have grapes so I left them out. It was still delicious!

Best recipe I ever found, especially as it does not contain any mayonnaise! Even the kids liked it.

I really enjoyed it. I used Greek Vanilla yogurt.

Mmm...this recipe was great! Thanks a bunch.

This was really good! What an excellent salad that is colorful and low cal! This is a keeper! Served it for Christmas Eve and it went very well!

Well, some of us picked out our favorite fruits....

Like the use of yogurt instead of whipped topping or mayo. The bit of cinnamon and vanilla were wonderful. Really fresh and healthy salad. I had everything on hand except raisins. Thanks!

A very good fruit salad. Love the new twists to a traditional Waldorf. I made it for Thanksgiving and it went quickly. I made it again a week later and used it as a topping on my waffle when we had "breakfast for dinner". Yum!

The only thing i did to this recipe was add another apple. Everyone loved it. Really great recipe.

Loved it!!! It was the first thing gone at a work potluck with many requests for the recipe- I used green apples and red grapes, but still GREAT!!

This recipe was wonderful, and will be a Christmas tradition from now on. My family doesn't normally like cranberries, but this was a hit. The recipe was perfect as is and I did not change a thing.

Delicious - All my guests loved! Thanks!

Made with white & purple grapes, strawberries, cutie oranges, and used Mayo and 2 tbs. sugar. Beautiful and delicious.

This recipe was fanatastic. I made it for Thanksgiving and everybody loved it!

Best waldorf salad I've ever had. Omitted the raisins and extra sugar; substituted organic low fat vanilla yogurt; & threw in a few more walnuts than called for. Healthier & tastier substitute for the old fashioned waldorf salad & the kids loved it!

Excellent dish; easy to make and a switch from sugary cranberry sauce.

This recipe was just ok for me. I followed others suggestions and only used 1 cup of cranberries and used Greek plain yoghurt bc didn't have vanilla. I added another spoon of sugar and a bit of vanilla extract but it was just ok

My family loves this recipe, I'll continue to make it as a healthy alternative to calorie ridden deserts.

Wonderful! I omitted the sugar, and made this with vanilla flavored coconut milk yogurt, which was delicious! I also used homemade maple glazed walnuts and extra large raisins, and both tasted great in it.

A lot depends on the vanilla yogurt you use. Mine was quite sweet so I left out the additional sugar. I didn't chop the cranberries, but halved the smaller ones and quartered the larger ones. If I made it again I'd probably use a little less cinnamon too. I also wondered if a little mayonnaise would enhance it. I thought this was only okay, but several people at the pot luck I took it to said they thought it was delicious.

Colorful and delicious; not too sweet. We had this at our Christmas meal and everyone loved it.

I love this recipe. I have made it for years now every Thanksgiving!!!

No changes. Great when having company! Different!

It's ugly but pretty tasty. I still think it needs something extra....but I just can't decide what is missing.

Good recipe definitely added more sugar n cinnamon & a touch of honey but very delish

So, opposite to the Butternut Squash Soup reaction, while I enjoyed this Waldorf Salad a lot, I don't think too many others did. I did think it was a little bland, and maybe should have heeded the advice of a previous review and added cool whip instead of plain yogurt.

I made this today for my Senior Luncheon and they LOVED it!! Several asked for the recipe and they took ALL the leftovers home with them. Super easy to amke too.

I was missing raisins so I used 3 T sugar. used walmart brand vanilla yogurt. chopped cranberries fine with processor good. mini marshmallows would be good too

This salad was delicious. I didn't have to add any sugar because I used 1 1/2 c. of dried cranberries instead which have some sugar in it. We make our own yogurt so I sweetened it with agave nectar and added that. It was absolutely deeelliiiccciiioouuusss. I think the key is a lot of fresh cinnamon!

Yum. Left out the sugar and it was still plenty sweet for me.

No one but me likes celery, so I left it out. But fundamentally, this is a new holiday tradition in our home. I served the vanilla yogurt on the side so people could choose whether to have it or not. Many compliments.

Love the tart sweet combo. This will be my go to salad for our holiday gatherings.

This recipe is awesome. It's tart and pleasantly sweet at the same time - very healthy and low-fat, so it's perfect for those of us watching calories. When I took it to a family function at Thanksgiving three different people asked for the recipe and everyone raved about it.

My family absolutely LOVES this for Thanksgiving, as we're not huge fans of cranberry sauce. I make this exactly as written, except with a bit more sugar. It's a nice contrast to some of the heavier Thanksgiving foods. Thanks so much for this great recipe!

I made this without the celery, and it taste very good- it's hard for me to call it a salad, cause it taste like Dessert.

I substituted dried cranberries for the raisins (my family's preference), but otherwise made it as stated. We loved it.

Easy to make & used regular low-fat vanilla yogurt instead of others suggestion of Greek yogurt. We like to try things as written if possible & then make adjustments to our taste. Will make again any time, not just for the Thanksgiving/Christmas time. Hubby did use more amounts than called for with some ingredients.