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    » Home » Recipes » Fall Fruit Recipes » Cranberry Relish

    Cranberry Relish

    Posted: Nov 20, 2017 · Updated: Nov 27, 2019 by Jenny McGruther · This site earns income from ads, affiliate links, and sponsorships.

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    I love fresh cranberries with their vibrant color and their tart and bitter flavor.  They pair beautifully with sour-sweet fruits like raspberries and cherries, as well as citrus fruits like kumquats and mandarins.  While I'm not one to shy away from cranberry compotes and sauces, I prefer cranberry relish for its freshness and for that wonderful hit of subtle bitterness that's lost when cranberries are cooked.

    This relish, which combines cranberries with sour-sweet mandarin oranges, apple juice and a hit of whole, unrefined cane sugar, is one of my favorites and finds a place on my Thanksgiving table each year.

    The Goodness in Cranberries

    Cranberries, like other berries, are particularly rich in antioxidants which help to detoxify free radicals that can accumulate in the body from diet, the environment or from the body's own internal metabolism.  They are particularly rich in vitamin C, quercetin, anthocyanins and flavonoids, and its these micronutrients that give cranberries not only their vivid color but they're remarkable and potent flavor.  Cranberries can reduce oxidative stress, and help to enhance heart health as well as health overall (1).

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    Cranberry Relish Recipe

    Vibrant in color and packed with flavor, this classic Cranberry Relish is a delight to have on the Thanksgiving table.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Total Time5 mins
    Servings: 6 servings
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    Ingredients

    • 6 cups fresh cranberries
    • 4 mandarins
    • ½ cup apple juice
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • ½ cup unrefined cane sugar

    Instructions

    • Rinse and pick over the cranberries, discarding any bruised or mushy fruit. Chop the mandarins coarsely, including the rind, but discarding the seeds. Combine all ingredients in your food processor and process until it forms a slightly coarse relish.
    • Chill and serve. You can make this relish up to 3 days in advance.

    Notes

    You can culture it! You can culture this relish to make a naturally fermented cranberry relish full of beneficial bacteria. Replace the apple juice with kombucha, and leave out the sugar. Seal the relish in a tight jar (like this one) up to 3 days. Transfer it to a mixing bowl, stir in the sugar, and serve.
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