Grapefruit Campari Cranberry Relish Food

CRANBERRY-TEXAS RED GRAPEFRUIT RELISH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the ginger and onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the grapefruit and orange juices and sugar and bring to a boil. Cook until the sugar has melted and the mixture reduces slightly.
• Stir in half of the cranberries and cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries pop and break down and the mixture begins to thicken. Add the remaining cranberries and cook just until the berries pop, about 5 minutes more. Remove from the heat, stir in the orange zest and grapefruit segments and season lightly with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl, stir in the parsley and serve at room temperature.

CRANBERRY & GRAPEFRUIT RELISH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix sugar and water; heat to boiling.
• Add cranberries and cook until skins begin to pop. Remove from heat.
• While that is cooling, peel & section the grapefruit, cut into bite-size pieces; add to cooled berries; stir to mix.
• Serve warm or room temp in a glass compote dish for best color display!
• NOTE: If you prefer sweeter berries, add more sugar.
• LEFTOVERS: Exquisite!

CAMPARI AND SODA

Steps:

• Mix 2 parts Campari and 1 part seltzer in a tall glass with crushed ice. Garnish with an orange slice.

CRANBERRY RELISH WITH GRAPEFRUIT AND MINT

Steps:

• Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (pink-yellow outer layer only) from 1 grapefruit in strips. Cut peel into 2-inch-long, 1/8-inch-wide strips (about 1/2 cup). Squeeze 1 cup juice from grapefruits.
• Stir 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add grapefruit peel; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until peel is soft, about 15 minutes. Add 1 cup grapefruit juice and cranberries; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until berries burst, about 10 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl. Stir in mint. Cover; chill until cold. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

FRESH GRAPEFRUIT-CAMPARI COCKTAILS

Steps:

• Combine grapefruit juice, club soda, Campari, and simple syrup in a large pitcher. Pour into ice-filled glasses, and garnish each with a twist.

GRAPEFRUIT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine juices, sugar and allspice in pot over medium heat till sugar is dissolved.
• Add lemon zest and cranberries.
• Simmer till cranberries pop. (sometimes the harder berries don't want to pop so I'll give them a helping hand with side of wooden spoon just before I'm ready to take off stove.).
• Stir frequently so sugars don't scald and burn in bottom of pot.
• When all the berries are popped and sauce is nice and thick remove from heat and cool.
• Refrigerate in nonreactive sealed container when cool.
• Can be served hot or cold.
• If you are canning them you need to keep them hot during the canning process. Refer to any canning cookbook for proper canning techniques.

LIPSTICK MEMORY

Steps:

• To make Cran-Rosemary Juice, combine unsweetened cranberry juice, 2 Tbsp. water, and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, then immediately remove from heat. Add 2 rosemary sprigs and let steep 4 minutes. Strain into a liquid measuring cup or 12-ounce resealable jar. Let cool to room temperature and use immediately, or seal and refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
• To make the cocktail, add sparkling wine to a Collins glass, being careful to let fizz settle to get an accurate measurement. Add Campari and Cran-Rosemary Juice, then fill with ice. If you'd like to torch the rosemary sprig, hold it next to the burner of a gas stove or near a match for a few seconds, just to warm a bit. Give the cocktail a very brief, gentle stir, then garnish with rosemary.

GRAPEFRUIT CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Put cranberries through food chopper.
• Add sugar; mix well.
• Peel, section, and dice grapefruit; stir into cranberries.
• Chill.