Best 17 Easy Relish Recipes

EASY CRANBERRY ORANGE RELISH

Steps:

• Grate 2 teaspoons of zest from orange; discard remaining peel and pith from orange. Divide orange into sections.
• Place orange sections, orange zest, cranberries, sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped.
• Transfer relish to a bowl and cover; refrigerate to allow flavors to blend, at least 2 hours.

EASY ZUCCHINI RELISH

Steps:

• Toss zucchini and onion with salt in a large bowl. Refrigerate overnight to drain. Rinse vegetables with cold water and drain well.
• Mix dry mustard, celery seed, nutmeg, and black pepper in a bowl.
• Heat vinegar, sugar, spice mix, zucchini mixture, and red bell pepper in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the vegetables into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then carefully lower the jars into the pot using a holder. Leave a 2 inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary until the water level is at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a full boil, cover the pot, and process for 25 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all).

EASY SWEET & SPICY JALAPENO RELISH

Steps:

• Drain off peppers. Grind peppers in a food processor until consistancy of relish and place in a quart jar. Replace vinegar with sugar. Rotate jar every few hours until all sugar becomes liquid. Store in refrigerator and wait a few days and enjoy. Great on hotdogs. It will last almost forever in the frige, unless you're like me and can't resist.

EASY CRANBERRY ORANGE RELISH

Steps:

• Place the sugar, 1 cup water, and the orange juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Add cranberries; cook just until berries start to pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in orange zest and segments. Cool, and refrigerate overnight.

EASY CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Combine corn, red pepper, onion, pickle relish and celery in medium-size heatproof bowl.
• Stir together vinegar, oil, sugar, mustard, mustard seed and celery seed in small saucepan.
• Bring to boiling; boil 1 minute.
• Pour over vegetables; stir well.
• Refrigerate, covered, overnight, stirring occasionally.
• Spoon relish into glass jar and tightly cover.
• Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.

EASY ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Saute onions, celery and red bell pepper in the butter in a Dutch oven for about 15 minutes or until tender (do not brown).
• Add in vinegar and remaining ingredients to the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes.
• Store in refrigerator for 1 day before using.
• Serve chilled or at room temperature.

EASY RHUBARB RELISH

Steps:

• Rinse four 2-cup freezer containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly., In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until mixture thickens, about 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Fill all containers to within 1/2 in. of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; cover with lids. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 12 months. Thaw frozen relish in refrigerator before serving

EASY TOMATO ONION RELISH

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the olive oil and the red onion over medium low heat. Cook until softened, about 5-10 minutes.
• Lower the heat, and add the tomatoes, brown sugar, and vinegar. Cook until thickened, about 10 more minutes.

EASY OLIVE CAPER RELISH

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse all ingredients with on/off turns until coarsely chopped.
• Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours before serving.
• Delicious!

CORN RELISH - QUICK & EASY

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Pack into one or two glass jars with lids.
• Make up to two days ahead of time, or at least two hours before serving.

WAY TOO EASY CRANBERRY/ORANGE RELISH

Steps:

• Wash orange really well. Do not peel.
• Chop whole orange as finely as possible with a sharp knife (don't be tempted to blizt, makes it too mushy). Discard seeds (pips).
• Open jar, place sauce in bowl, mash a little.
• Add orange.
• Stir with fork to combine well.

EASY CORN RELISH

Steps:

• 1. Clean and shuck corn. Remove niblets from cob with a sharp knife (or use frozen corn). Place corn niblets in a large pot.
• 2. Wash and dice all remaining vegetables. The idea is to have everything about the same size as the corn.
• 3. Add vegetables, seasonings and vinegar to the corn in the pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Allow to simmer 20 minutes, without a lid on, stirring occasionally until the liquid reduces by about half. It will not be very thick, but that's ok.
• 4. Ladle into prepared canning jars. Seal jars and process in boiling water for 15 minutes. This is best stored for at least a week before serving but it can be eaten the next day.

QUICK & EASY CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine cranberry sauce, cinnamon, cloves, and orange zest. Mix well.
• Stir in raisins and walnuts.
• Cover and chill.
• Transfer to serving dish when ready to serve. Garnish top with fresh mint leaves if desired.

EASY BERRY RELISH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the cranberries, sugar, ginger ale and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Pour into serving bowl. Chill overnight.

KATE'S EASY GERMAN CHOW-CHOW SAUERKRAUT RELISH (NO CANNING)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sauerkraut including canning liquid, bell pepper, onion, celery, vinegar, sugar, and water.
• Bring to a boil, and simmer, uncovered, for 1 to 3 hours (3 hours is best) while occasionally stirring to prevent sticking. Add more water as needed to keep from drying out but not too much because relish should not be watery. Note: do not inhale steam from relish while cooking it because boiling vinegar can take one's breath away and is really painful (I learned this the hard way) lol.
• Can be eaten right way. Tastes even better the next day. Store in refrigerator.

QUICK & EASY CORN RELISH

Steps:

• 1. In medium saucepan, heat sugar, salt celery seed, mustard seed, vinegar and red pepper to boiling; boil 2 mins. Remove from heat; stir in corn (with liquid) and remaining ingredients. Pack relish in hot, sterile jars, leaving 1/2 inch headroom. Wipe down jar rims; and seal lids. Cool and refrigerate several days to blend favors.

EASY CRANBERRY RELISH (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• Combine cranberries and the water in medium microwave-safe bowl. Cover with waxed paper and microwave on High power for 2 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and microwave covered 2 minutes longer. Let cool to room temperature.