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    Home > Savory Recipes

    Published: Nov 16, 2015 by Helen S Fletcher · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish

    Cranberry Fresh Pineapple RelishYou're right, Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish has nothing to do with pastry. However, before I had Pastries Like a Pro, I had another blog for which I am no longer writing. It featured all manner of food and I couldn't help think, as I prepare for the holidays that this Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish would be something you would like also. This is one of the most popular recipes from my take out shop and we featured it every year for Thanksgiving. I still do. I think if you try it, it will become one of your traditions also.

    I love cranberries almost anyway you can serve them. In fact, when I had the bakery, the staff had to restrain me because I had so many cranberry items on the menu.

    I don’t know if it’s their tart taste, beautiful red jewel like color, or their ease of preparation. I suspect it is all of them. This quick to put together Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish will keep in the refrigerator for a week, so make it ahead of time so you have one less thing to do on the day of service. As an aside, we froze cranberries in season so we had them all year as we featured an appetizer sandwich of biscuits, brined roasted pork tenderloin topped with this relish. It was always a huge hit – even with people not prone to cranberries.

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    Cranberry Fresh Pineapple RelishIngredients for Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish1 -12 ounce package fresh cranberries
    ¼ cup water
    ½ cup sugar
    2 tablespoons apricot preserves
    ½ cup finely cut fresh pineapple
    ¼ large orange

    Pick over the cranberries to remove any bad ones by placing them in a rimmed pan so they can't roll away. Place the cranberries, water and sugar in a saucepan. Cranberries, water and sugar in saucepan for Cranberries Fresh Pineapple RelishBring to a boil, over medium heat, stirring frequently. beginning-to-boil-for-cranberry-fresh-pineapple-relish.jpegContinue to a full boil, until most of the liquid has evaporated.  Ingredients for Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish coming to a boilRemove from the heat and add the apricot preserves. Apricot preserves added to Cranberry Fresh Pineapple RelishCool completely at this point. If you are in a hurry (as I am invariably) quick cool by thinly spreading out on a plate.Quick cooking the hot ingredients for Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish

    In the meantime, cut the orange including the rind into about 6 pieces. Place in a processor and Orange segments in the food processor for Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relishprocess until very finely chopped.Oranges processed for Cranberry Fresh Pineapple RelishCombine all, stirring well. All ingredients in a bowl for the Cranberry Fresh Pineapple RelishStore the Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish in the refrigerator up to a week.Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish

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    1. ellen graves says

      November 16, 2015 at 5:47 am

      Wow, what a great idea! Like all your recipes I know it will work perfectly. I love plain ol' cranberry sauce made with cooked whole berries. I sort of like cranberry-orange relish but as it's usually made, with raw cranberries, it is almost too overpoweringly acid for my taste, plus I find the texture of raw cranberries not very appealing.. Your recipe is the best of both worlds - apricot preserves and fresh pineapple are an inspired addition also. I can just taste it all in my mind...now if only there were some fresh cranberries in the shops here. We have so many US students though I'm hoping in the next week or so the berries will show up in time for Thanksgiving! Otherwise won't be until a few weeks before Christmas. I'll definitely be trying this one way or t'other.

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