Turkey Dinner is served at our house with a freshly homemade side dish of Cranberry Relish.
My recipe differs a little bit from most. I like to wash the cranberries in cold water and then blanch them in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Blanching brings out the ruby red color of the cranberry and adds color to the table setting. Recipe makes 10 to 12 two tablespoon servings.
List of ingredients:
One bag of fresh Ocean Spray Cranberries
One large seedless navel orange
One cup of chopped walnuts
One very large cored apple (or two medium)
One half cup of sugar
Juice of one small lemon (to preserve the apples)
Preparation Instructions:
Start by zesting the entire navel orange and set aside the zest
Peel the orange removing seeds and as much pith as possible
Peel and core the apple
Blanche the bag of cranberries
Combine the cranberries, sugar and orange in a food processor and pulse chop until cut into uniform pieces, Most food processors do not have speed settings, but the objective is to grind the ingredients rather than puree them, so pulsing is the best method in a food processor. If you have a food grinder, then by all means use it instead. A blender on a pulse setting achieves the same result.
Cut the apple into 1/4 inch sized pieces, squeeze the lemon juice over the apples to prevent browning. Chop the walnuts into the same size as the apples.
Combine ingredients except the orange peel zest and stir to mix thoroughly.
Transfer to serving dish, top with the zest and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Originally posted 2011-11-10 19:25:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
