Cranberry Pomegranate And Meyer Lemon Relish Recipes

MEYER-LEMON RELISH

Steps:

• Cut lemons lengthwise into eighths; remove seeds. Thinly slice crosswise into pieces (you should have about 1 1/2 cups).
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high until shimmering. Add fennel, onion, fennel seeds, and a large pinch of salt. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is softened and just beginning to turn golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Add lemons, honey, and 1/3 cup water. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil; cook until reduced to a jammy consistency and liquid is almost completely evaporated, 4 to 5 minutes more. Transfer to a bowl; let cool completely. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 5 days.

CRANBERRY-POMEGRANATE RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add shallot; cook, stirring constantly, until softened, 3 minutes. Add cranberries, pomegranate juice, and brown sugar; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until cranberries have burst and sauce is slightly thickened, 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in pomegranate seeds (if using). Let cool to room temperature before serving.

POMEGRANATE CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, orange, sugar and honey. Cook and stir over medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until berries pop and mixture is thickened. Stir in pomegranate seeds; cook 2 minutes longer. , Remove from the heat; stir in walnuts and orange zest. Serve warm or chilled.

CRANBERRY-POMEGRANATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse cranberries and pour them into a tall saucepan. Pour in pomegranate juice. Turn heat on medium-low.
• Cut the whole pomegranate and remove all the seeds; run them through a food processor and then a sieve or a food mill in order to strain out the seeds. Pour into the pan along with the sugar, honey, lemon zest, salt and clove. Cook for about 30 to 40 minutes until the cranberries pop and the sauce thickens.

POMEGRANATE CRANBERRY SAUCE/RELISH

Steps:

• Place cranberries into a saucepan and pour in pomegranate juice. Cover and bring to a boil until cranberries begin to pop. Reduce heat to medium and stir sugar into cranberry mixture. Cook, mashing often with a spoon or potato masher, until cranberries have broken, about 5 minutes. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer to fully dissolve sugar, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir walnuts into cranberry sauce before serving. Transfer into a serving dish and chill before serving.

CRANBERRY, POMEGRANATE, AND MEYER LEMON RELISH

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in large saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until berries begin to burst, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Transfer to small bowl. Stir in parsley. Cover and chill until cold. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled.

MEYER LEMON AND FRESH CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat over to 400 degrees. Oil a muffin tin or used paper liners. Mix together the first five ingredients in a large bowl.
• In a smaller bowl, combine the remaining ingredients until the cranberries are coated in the flour mixture.
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet and combine until just blended. Drop by spoonful into muffin tim until each tin is 3/4 full of batter. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

MEYER LEMON CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• With a vegetable peeler remove the zest from lemons and chop fine, reserving lemons for another use.
• In a food processor pulse flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, butter and zest until mixture resembles coarse meal and transfer to a large bowl.
• In a small bowl toss together fresh cranberries and 3 tablespoons sugar and stir into flour mixture. If using dried fruit, add to flour mixture.
• In another small bowl lightly beat egg and yolk and stir in cream. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• On a well-floured surface with floured hands pat dough into a 1-inch-thick round (about 8 inches in diameter) and with a 2-inch round cutter or rim of a glass dipped in flour cut out as many rounds as possible, rerolling scraps as necessary. Arrange rounds about 1 inch apart on baking sheet and bake in middle of oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
• Serve scones warm with crème fraîche or whipped cream. Scones keep, individually wrapped in plastic wrap and foil, chilled, 1 day or frozen 1 week.

LEMONY CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Rinse and drain the cranberries, then pick out and discard any squishy ones. In a food processor, pulse the cranberries, lemon, sugar and salt until finely chopped. You can serve this immediately or transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 48 hours, or until ready to serve. As it sits, the sugar will dissolve and the fruit will release liquid, creating a sweet-tart sauciness.