Chestnut Free Cranberry Orange Relish with Ginger & Honey
Bright, tangy, and just sweet enough, this cranberry orange relish is the kind of condiment that makes everything on the table taste more alive. The whole orange — peel and all — goes into the food processor alongside the cranberries, giving the finished relish a complex, slightly bitter citrus note that balances the honey beautifully. Fresh ginger adds a gentle warmth, while a pinch of cinnamon and sea salt round everything out without overpowering the fruit. It comes together in minutes with just a few pulses, no cooking required, and then the fridge does the rest of the work as the flavors meld into something genuinely special. This is exactly the kind of recipe where you can feel confident about every single ingredient — whole fruits, a drizzle of honey, and a handful of spices, nothing hidden or ambiguous. Make it a day ahead and it only gets better, which means one less thing to stress about when you're pulling a big meal together.
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8 servings
- 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1 medium navel orange, unpeeled, cut into 8 wedges, seeds removed
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Add the cranberries and orange wedges to a food processor and pulse 10–12 times, until the mixture is coarsely chopped with no large pieces remaining but still has visible texture — not pureed.
- 2
Transfer the chopped cranberry-orange mixture to a bowl. Stir in the honey, grated ginger, cinnamon, and salt until evenly combined.
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