Fresh Cranberry Orange Relish

Revised Recipe: This cranberry orange relish recipe is a perfect Fall and Thanksgiving gathering recipe to share with your family and friends. When cranberries are back in the store, my husband is the first to buy them and an orange so we can have this relish for Thanksgiving dinner.

Simple recipes are my favorite. If a recipe has few ingredients, it has my attention.

I love to make this recipe and make extra. I can then take the leftovers and make cranberry orange muffins. Most of the work is already done and the muffins are a family favorite. Perfect gift for your neighbors and friends.

fresh cranberries, seedless oranges and sugar

What Ingredients Do I Need?

cranberries
white granulated sugar
seedless orange

Is The Cranberry Relish Raw or Cooked?

This cranberry relish recipe is raw. It is not cooked, making it a quick side dish or snack to have on hand at your next party.

Can I Make the Cranberry Relish in Advance?

You can make this recipe 1-2 days in advanced. It may disappear from your fridge. Save yourself some time by making it before Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas or New Years.

How Many Oranges do I Need?

You need one 12 ounce bag of washed cranberries and 1 large seedless orange (washed). You use the entire orange. If you don’t have large oranges, use 2 medium oranges.

How Sweet is Cranberry Orange Relish?

This recipe calls for a cup of sugar. You can adjust the amount of sugar you put in by adding a little and tasting as you stir a little in.

Should I Add Orange Juice?

Orange juice is not needed. You are using the entire orange, which will produce enough juice when chopping it. This juice will help disolve the sugar and it will create enough liquid. Let the relish sit, it will produce enough juice after sitting for a few hours.

What is the Difference Between Cranberry Sauce and Cranberry Relish?

The cranberry relish recipe is raw and has texture. It has other ingredients in it like fresh cranberries, oranges. Sometimes it has walnuts, pecans or pomegranet seeds. Where as the sauce, has a smooth texture and typicallly is just cranberries.

Can you believe that cranberry sauce does not always come out of a can? There are actual berries you can make delicious homemade cranberry sauce instead.

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Cranberry Orange Peel Relish

Grab some fresh cranberries and make a delicious cranberry jam with oranges. Make a small batch of jam for the holidays and gifts.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Course: Appetizer, Holiday, Snack

Cuisine: American

Author: Regina Sober

Equipment

Ingredients

12 oz bag of cranberries, washed and sorted
1 cup sugar
1 large seedless orange, quartered or 2 medium oranges

Instructions

Wash the oranges and soak the cranberries, remove any wrinkled or spoiled cranberries.
In a food processor, add the cranberries and quartered orange (seeds removed).
Leave the rind on the orange.
Chop the fruit until it has a relish consistency.
Place the mix in a bowl and repeat until all the cranberries and oranges are processed.
Add the sugar into the bowl and stir to incorporate.
Cover the relish with plastic wrap and allow to sit for 2-3 hours.
Once it has sat for (so it has developed some sugary juice), stir again. You can serve at this point, or place back into the fridge for another hour.