Turkey Sides | Vanilla Lemonade

I have an admission to make- I like canned cranberry jelly, ridges and all. This is how I grew up-which is probably why I am ok with having the good old sliced cranberry jelly every so often. HOWEVER- as long as time permits, I would much rather make my own cranberry relish or chutney. This year’s planning session led me to find a recipe in Southern Living featuring a Cranberry Salsa, which I knew must be great being that all things “salsa” are always delicious. It’s the cilantro I love, not to mention usually there are chips, and maybe a cerveza. This is a great alternative to a typical relish, or even the lovely canned cranberry jelly!

: Fresh Cranberry Salsa Mise en Place

Another great thing about this dish is that you can do it pretty far in advance, I made it on Sunday and the flavors are melding together already.

Ingredients

1 (12-oz.) package fresh or frozen cranberries
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 navel orange, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped crystallized ginger
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

1. Pulse cranberries in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Pulse orange zest and next 5 ingredients in food processor 3 to 5 times or until orange, ginger, and pepper are finely chopped. Stir into cranberries; cover and chill 2 before serving.

Into the food processor!

You can chop everything by hand or use a blender if you are without a food processor or time!

Can you see all that delicious cilantro!

From start to finish it took me about 15 minutes- super easy!

The longer it sits the better!

I actually could eat this by the spoonful, out of the jar!

The last perk of this recipe is that I am guessing by adding a little cream cheese to it after Turkey Day is done, you will have a tasty tortilla chip dip!