Cranberry Pear Relish
Jessica Merchant
Ingredients
- 1medium yellow onion
- 1 1/2cups sugar
- 1/2cup dry red wine
- 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 2 3-inch strips lemon zest
- 1teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1pound fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed if frozen (4 cups)
- 4 ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the onion, sugar, wine, ginger, lemon zest and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add cranberries and pears and simmer for 20 minutes or until the cranberries and onion have softened.
- Remove and discard the lemon zest. Let cool to room temperature before serving. You can cover and refrigerate the relish for up to 2 weeks.
Recipes excerpted from Cooking With Love: Comfort Food that Hugs You by Carla Hall with Genevieve Ho. Copyright 2012 by Carla Hall. Published by Free Press.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 191
- Fat 0g
- Sodium 199mg
- Carbohydrate 47g
- Fiber 4g
- Protein 1g
