Raw Cranberry Date Relish With Ginger Food

FRESH GINGER CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Cut unpeeled orange and lemon into wedges; remove any seeds. Transfer orange and lemon to a food processor; add remaining ingredients. Pulse until chopped. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate, covered, overnight.

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH DATES AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Simmer water, sugar, zest, juice, vinegar, and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Add half of dates and half of cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to burst, about 7 minutes. Stir in remaining dates and cranberries and simmer until remaining cranberries begin to burst, about 7 minutes more. Serve at room temperature.

RAW CRANBERRY DATE RELISH WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Using a large, sharp knife, dice the dates and crystallized ginger into small, uniform dice. Thinly slice the scallions and then mince them finely.
• Put the cranberries in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times until they are in rough pieces. Add the honey, lime juice, jalapeño, cilantro, fresh ginger, salt, and pepper and continue to pulse until finely diced. Add the dates, crystalized ginger, and scallions and pulse once or twice to combine.
• Refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to blend thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.

CRANBERRY, PEAR, AND GINGER RELISH

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Chill.

CRANBERRY-GINGER RELISH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries, sugar, ginger, and 2 tablespoons water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until most of the cranberries have popped, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in vinegar.
• Remove relish from heat. Let cool to room temperature, and serve.

UNCOOKED CRANBERRY, ORANGE, AND GINGER RELISH

Steps:

• In a food processor chop fine the gingerroot and the orange, add the cranberries, and pulse the motor until the berries are chopped fine. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and stir in the sugar. Chill the relish, covered, for at least 30 minutes. The relish keeps, covered and chilled, for 2 weeks.

CRANBERRY-GINGER RELISH

Steps:

• With a zester or a grater, remove the zest from the grapefruit and the tangerine; set aside.
• Peel the 2 fruits and cut into segments, removing all pith, seeds and membranes.
• Transfer to a food processor and swirl around until finely chopped; place in a large bowl.
• Add the cranberries (no need to thaw if frozen) and ginger to food processor and pulse until chopped; be careful not to overprocess.
• Add cranberry-ginger mixture to citrus fruit in bowl and stir in sugar, lime juice and zest; stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Taste and add more sugar if you feel it's necessary.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to let flavours blend; keeps well for about 2 weeks.
• Makes just over 2 cups.

CRANBERRY DATE RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine all ingredients.
• Bring to the boiling point and boil rapidly, uncovered, for about 10 minutes, stirring accasionally.
• Serve chilled.