Cranberry Relish Pizza Food

CRANBERRY, BRIE & TURKEY PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Place crust on an ungreased baking sheet., In a small bowl, mix cranberry sauce and orange zest; spread over crust. Top with mozzarella cheese, turkey, onion and Brie cheese; sprinkle with rosemary. Bake 10-12 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CRANBERRY-BEET RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚. Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and bake until toasted, about 12 minutes. Let cool, then chop.
• Meanwhile, combine the cranberries, beet, sugar, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped.
• Scrape the cranberry relish into a bowl. Stir in the walnuts, apple, parsley and dill. Refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.

FRESH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Combine 2 pounds cranberries, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup Grand Marnier and the zest and juice of 1 orange in a food processor; pulse until chunky. Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.

BRIE CRANBERRY AND CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Chop chicken breasts into bite-size pieces. Heat oil in medium skillet until hot. Add chicken and saute until browned and almost cooked through.
• Spread cranberry sauce over the pizza crust. Top with chicken, brie and cover with mozzarella.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

CAMEMBERT & CRANBERRY PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Unroll and press dough onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until golden brown, 6-8 minutes., Place cranberry sauce in a bowl; stir to break into pieces. Spoon sauce over crust. Sprinkle with cheese and pecans. Bake until cheese is melted, 6-8 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley. Cool on a wire rack 5 minutes. Cut into squares.

CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Place the frozen cranberries, orange, granulated sugar and honey in a food processor. Process until the mixture is evenly chopped. Store in the refrigerator until needed. Serve as a condiment for roasted turkey.

CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in an uncovered 3-quart saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until most of the cranberries have opened and the mixture is somewhat thickened. Be sure to cook the cranberries until they "pop" in order to release the natural pectin, which thickens the sauce.
• Store in refrigerate for up to 1 day or until ready to use. Relish thickens a bit over time.
• NOTE - If you prefer a smoother sauce, strain the cranberry skins through a fine sieve.
• NOTE - For flavor variation, add ½ cup slivered almonds and 1 cup chopped apple bits with all the other ingredients (in Step #1).

CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Wash and scrub the apple and orange.
• Rinse the cranberries in a colander.
• Cut the ends off of the orange just a little, until the sections show through.
• Core the apple and cut into quarters.
• In a food processor on chop with chop blade, chop the frozen cranberries until a relish consistency.
• Scoop out into a bowl.
• Chop apple the same way and add to bowl.
• Cut orange into quarters and add to processor-chop until all rind is in very small relish like particles.
• Add to bowl.
• Mix lightly and sprinkle about 1/2 or 2/3's of the one cup of sugar over mixture and let sit for about 1/2 hour.
• After sitting, mix again and taste.
• If mixture is too tart for you add more sugar until right for you.
• We like it tart.
• Add nuts last.
• Note:We quadruple this recipe or more each year.
• For each additional batch, keep out some of the sugar until the batch has rested.
• The fruit does tend to sweeten some naturally and this shouldn't be real sweet.
• Also-this freezes well.
• After the holidays I make several more batches for the rest of the year and freeze in individual containers-ziplock type bowls- (one per meal 4 serving size).
• Keeps forever and is handy to get out for picnics in the summer also.
• ****For freezing batches I do this without the nuts-they tend to mush out over long periods of time-and though they freeze well as nuts they don't adapt to freezing in liquid foods.
• **2010 update re: option for nuts. Place crushed nuts in a small side bowl and let those who like the nuts sprinkle what they want to mix in with their serving. This also works well, because if there are leftovers, you can freeze it without worrying about the nuts getting mushy. Other option--make two batches, one with and one without With large family gatherings and different tastes or food some can't eat, requirements, this solves the problem. Enjoy.

CRANBERRY JALAPENO RELISH

Steps:

• Pulse the cranberries in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Be careful NOT to over process into a puree. Mixture should be chunky.
• Add all the ingredients, except the cilantro, to a medium saucepan with a heavy bottom. Simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, until thickened. Mix in the cilantro. Cool before serving.