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Cranberries in pot with with and spoon for cranberry salad recipe prep

Spicy Cranberry Salad Recipe

Don't confuse this Spicy Cranberry Salad recipe with cranberry sauce, because they are not the same thing.
We take the already fabulous red cranberry salad recipe and add our Texas Pepper Jelly twist to it. Our product addition will make the best cranberry salad you've ever eaten, hands-down.
Be sure to make this ahead of time. It needs about 4 hours to chill.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Chill 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 236
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Equipment

  • Medium pot
  • Wooden spoon
  • Food processor or blender
  • Chef knife
  • Cutting board
  • Medium mixing bowl

Method
 

  1. Put all ingredients except the pecans into a medium saucepan and mix thoroughly.
  2. Stir continuously (don't leave them!) until the mixture comes to a rolling boil.
  3. Turn the heat down and continue stirring for about ten more minutes or until the mixture starts to thicken.
  4. The cranberries will have begun to soften and many of them will be "popping." That's good; you want them to pop!
  5. Remove from heat and stir in the pecans.
  6. Pour into a serving bowl, cover, and refrigerate until time to set out for guests.
  7. We suggest giving it at least 4 hours to get a good chill throughout the entire dish.
Note about cranberry consistency:
  1. Some people prefer their cranberries to be chopped up fine; go ahead and throw them in your food processor or blender if you want a finer consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 41mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 4gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 56IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Ways to use any extra or leftover cranberry salad?

Add the cranberry salad to some pre-cooked chicken or even some of the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving! 
Chop up the poultry and put it into a bowl. Add some of the cranberry salad. Stir. Serve on some bread. Pita bread is always a good choice.
You can also add some celery (about 1 stalk diced), and additional chopped pecans to add some freshness to the salad. Stir all of the ingredients together with the chopped poultry.
Use a fresh hoagie roll with your refreshed salad add some baby spinach and you have a sandwich fit for a king.
The nutritional values are based on an outside independent nutrition recipe analyzer tool through WP Recipe Maker

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