Fresh Cranberry Orange Relish

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

fresh cranberries

🥗Healthier: frozen cranberries

💰Cheaper: dried cranberries

Frozen cranberries are often more affordable and just as nutritious.

orange

🥗Healthier: orange juice

💰Cheaper: clementines

Clementines are smaller and often cheaper, providing similar flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Imitation vanilla is more affordable while still adding flavor.

Peel the apple and cut it into big chunks.

Core the apple and set it aside.

Peel the orange and cut it into pieces, removing any seeds.

In a food processor, add the cranberries, half of the orange pieces, and half of the apple chunks.

Add crushed pineapple to the mixture, including any extra juice.

Pulse the mixture until finely chopped, ensuring no big pieces of cranberry remain.

Scrape down the sides of the food processor and continue pulsing until well mixed.

Taste the mixture to check sweetness and add sugar as needed, noting that cranberries can be tart.

Transfer the relish to a bowl and refrigerate to allow flavors to meld, for a few minutes or a few hours.

After resting, check the relish for juice and taste for flavor.

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