This tangy sauce is great
with roasted turkey or grilled hamburgers.
Cherry
Relish
- 1/2 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 cup cherry preserves
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/4 chopped yellow bell pepper
1/4 chopped green bell pepper
1 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried
thyme)
- Combine dried cherries,
preserves and vinegar in a small microwave-safe bowl; mix well.
Microwave on High (100% power) 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, or until hot.
Let stand 5 minutes.
- Stir in red onion, yellow
and green bell pepper and thyme; mix well. Refrigerate, covered,
3 to 4 hours or overnight. Serve as a sauce with roast turkey
or chicken. This relish is also good with grilled hamburgers.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups;
enough for 6 to 8 servings with a main course.
Recipe and photograph are
provided courtesy of the Cherry Marketing
Institute.
