Cranberry Relish Salad

I found some old photocopies of the cards from my mother's recipe file.  This is my WLS take on one of her favorite holiday recipes.  This Cranberry salad is lightly tart and a refreshing palate cleanser between the heavy courses of holiday dinners.


Cranberry Relish Salad

1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup Splenda Granular
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup chopped celery
juice of 1 orange
zest of 1/2 orange

1 pkg sugar-free Lemon flavored gelatin mix
3/4 cup boiling water

In your food processor combine cranberries, sweetener, nuts, and celery.
Process until finely chopped - do not puree.

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Allow to cool.
Combine with other ingredients and pour into mold.

Refrigerate until serving.

Cook's Notes:  You may need to adjust the sweetener amount to your own taste and the inherent sweetness of the cranberries, which varies from crop to crop.

No Cook Cranberry Relish

I got this recipe from TheeeMeee, a member of http://BeforeAndAfterHelp.com.  It's a great bariatric support site, sponsored by the folks at http://BariatricEating.com.  Below is a cut&paste of her post.  It sounds tasty - and I LOVE the "no cook" aspect!!!

I get a couple of bags of cranberries and store them in the freezer and make this throughout the year for a bit of a Non-holiday treat. It is so easy and delish.

Cranberry Relish

1 bag of fresh cranberries

3 apples (I used red delicious, just what I had)

1 jar of Smuckers sugar-free orange marmalade

1/2 c of splenda (or whatever sweetner you prefer, may have to use a bit more if using a tart apple)

2 tsp of cinnamon

1 tsp of ginger (I usually use more)

1 tsp of numeg

1/2 tsp of powdered cloves

about 1/2 c. of chopped pecans

I chopped the cranberries and apples in my food processor and then mixed the rest of the ingredients.  I refrigerated the mix for about 5 hrs to give the flavors to get together (over night would be even better). You can always add or subtract the ingredients to your own tastes. It freezes well and is so simple and no cooking involved.