carol's quick cranberry relish

Name: Carol's Quick Cranberry Relish
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 ounce(s) box of strawberry jello; 1 1/2 cup(s) boiling water (you can also use 1/2 cup orange juice in place of 1/2 cup of the water. add the orange juice when you add the pineapple); 16 ounce(s) can of whole cranberries, not cranberry jelly; 20 ounce(s) can of crushed pineapple and juice; 1 1/2 cup(s) walnut pieces, optional

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Fran Miller

Parkersburg, WV

Updated on Nov 11, 2011

Mom (Carol) used to make Cranberry Relish the old-fashioned way, by grinding raw cranberries and oranges in a meat grinder that attached to the kitchen counter. Then one holiday, she made this quick & easy recipe and no one noticed the difference! This was the Cranberry Relish she made from then on. Orange juice can replace part of the water OR part of the pineapple juice, if you want. We'll just keep the little secret of how easy it is to make this dish to ourselves, right? =^..^=

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prep time 15 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 8-12 +, depending on serving size

Ingredients

6 ounces box of strawberry jello
1 1/2 cups boiling water (you can also use 1/2 cup orange juice in place of 1/2 cup of the water. add the orange juice when you add the pineapple)
16 ounces can of whole cranberries, not cranberry jelly
20 ounces can of crushed pineapple and juice
1 1/2 cups walnut pieces, optional

How To Make carol's quick cranberry relish

Step 1

In a bowl, dissolve the jello in the boiling water.

Step 2

Stir the cranberries in the hot jello mixture until the jelly dissolves & just the cranberries are left floating in the jello…
Step 3

...then the pineapple AND juice. Stir together well.
Step 4

Add the walnuts to the jello mixture, if you want them throughout the mixture. If not, see Step #6.
Step 5

Pour into a 13 x 9 baking dish.** **You can make this relish in a gelatin mold (follow mold's directions) or in individual ramekins, if you prefer.
Step 6

You can also add walnuts to just PART of the cranberry salad after you pour it, as I did in this photo. Refrigerate until firm.
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