What Makes This Recipe So Good
There’s no cooking. None! Pulse, stir, chill, serve.Serve it as an appetizer with crackers or toasted baguettes, or as a side dish for roast turkey.It’s perfect for leftovers! Dollop a spoonful of relish on top of oatmeal for a quick and easy Black Friday breakfast, or spread some on your weekend turkey sandwich for a little extra flavor and juiciness.You can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 days, and in the freezer for up to 2 months. You know what that means! Save time on cooking day by making this cranberry orange relish in advance.
Key Ingredients
Cranberry – Low in sugar and calories, and rich in nutrients, cranberries tend to be the star of the holiday season. They’re a little tart, which makes them the perfect complement for sweet and savory dishes. Cranberry relish is so good, it’s got its own annual “holiday” on November 22! Orange – Oranges are delicious and super versatile. They’re famously full of Vitamin C, which is an added bonus during flu season. The juice from the oranges in this relish balances out the tart flavor of the cranberries.
How to Make It
This will be the yummiest, simplest dish you make this holiday season! Ready? Cut your orange into eight wedges and leave the peel on. Pulse those in the food processor until they’re chopped and the peel is in very small pieces. Add in half your cranberries, and pulse again until they’re chopped, but don’t purée them! Move the fruit mixture to a medium bowl and repeat with the other half of your oranges and cranberries. When everything is chopped, mix all of the fruit and the sugar together, then cover the bowl and let it chill in the fridge for an hour or so. Serve your relish chilled or at room temperature.
Chef’s Tips
If you don’t have a food processor, you can still make this cranberry orange relish! Chop the orange wedges and cranberries by hand until they are very fine, then stir in sugar and chill.Stir in one sprig of rosemary before chilling to infuse a deliciously gourmet taste that we love adding to our cranberry dishes. Remove the sprig before serving, and take care to remove any leaves that came off in the relish.Want to be sure you pick the perfect oranges? Navel oranges are one of the sweetest varieties, and ones with yellow-ish or green-ish peels will be sweeter than oranges that are bright… well, orange. Smaller, heavier oranges are typically juicier, too.I’ve made some suggestions for sugar substitutes in the recipe notes. One thing to keep in mind when swapping out sweeteners – sugar substitutes don’t always have a 1:1 replacement ratio to white sugar. For example, you’d need to use 2/3 of a cup of erythritol in place of the 1/2 cup of sugar in this recipe. Monkfruit and honey will have different conversion rates, too. Most name brand substitutes offer conversions on their packaging or websites, so be sure to check how much you’ll need before you start!Eating Whole30? Unfortunately no sweeteners – real or artificial – are allowed on a Whole30 diet, so this might not be the recipe for you. Fruit is fine, though, so if you’re craving that cranberry flavor, try our compliant Instant Pot Whole30 Cranberry Sauce with Apples and Rosemary (Paleo, No Sugar) recipe!
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Brown GravyCranberry Brie DipPumpkin Seed ButterHasselback Sweet PotatoesWhole30 Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecans (Paleo)
