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Fruity Cranberry
Relish©
A family
Thanksgiving and Christmas Favorite
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1qt.
Apple juice or apple cider
1/3
cup agar flakes (also
called kanten
flakes)
1 TB.
Kuzu or arrowroot (to thicken)
2
apples, diced
2
cups cranberries, rinsed
½ cp.
roasted chopped walnuts
1
tsp. pure vanilla extract |
Grated rind of one lemon
½ cp.
raisins or currants
1
orange--grate the rind, then juice the orange
1/2
tsp. cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
½ cup
maple syrup or barley malt syrup |
Pour juice into a
saucepan along with agar flakes. Bring to a boil and stir
constantly until all flakes are dissolved. Reduce flame and
add cranberries and cinnamon stick. Simmer covered for 15 minutes.
Add raisins, orange rind and orange juice and simmer a few more
minutes. Dissolve the arrowroot or kuzu in a small amount of
cold water and stir into the mixture and simmer a few minutes more. Stir in walnuts, lemon rind, vanilla, and sweeteners.
Place apples in a shallow serving dish and pour the cranberry
mixture over the top. Discard cinnamon stick. Allow to cool
to room temperature then refrigerate.
Optional:
You can pour the mixture into a Jell-O mold and refrigerate a few
hours before unmolding.
Other
option: You can stir the diced apple into the mixture toward
the end of cooking.
NOTE:
Agar flakes is a sea vegetable. It has no taste whatsoever.
It's purpose is to jell foods. Agar is superior to gelatin
since it doesn't easily melt and has a firmer texture.
Additionally, agar contains no calories, and is a vegan
product. The medicinal purposes of agar are varied. It
benefits the lungs, reduces inflammations and heat conditions
affecting the heart and lungs; it is mildly laxative; it promotes
good digestion and weight loss, treats hemorrhoids; and carries
toxic and radioactive waste out of the body. It is a good
source of dietary calcium and iron. Consult a natural
foods cookbook for additional recipes.
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