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It’s Thanksgiving Week! Today I offer a super simple and healthy substitute for one of those traditional Thanksgiving foods, cranberry sauce. If you’ve only tried cranberry sauce out of a can, you are in for a treat! This raw cranberry relish is delicious and comes together in minutes. Make it the day before you serve it, so it can chill and the flavors can combine.
This recipe comes to you by way of Anthony William, aka the Medical Medium! His book containing the recipe is at the end of the post.
Raw Cranberry Relish
Cranberries are a powerful food. That power comes from the cranberry’s ability to fight the streptococcus bacteria and other infections.
Most of the world’s cranberries are grown in the US, Canada and Chile. And the majority of those cranberries are processed into products such as juice, sauce, jam, and sweetened dried cranberries, with the remainder sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is a traditional accompaniment to turkey at Christmas dinners in the United Kingdom, and at Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners in the United States and Canada.
Canned cranberry sauce was my introduction to this tart fruit. It has been a joy to create my own cranberry relish for the holidays, and find other uses for fresh cranberries.

Raw Cranberry Relish
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- 2 cups apples, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup orange segments
- 1/4 tsp orange zest
- 4 tbsp raw organic honey
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Pulse until roughly combined. Chill in refrigerator for at least one hour before serving. Garnish with mint if desired. Makes 6 servings.

Enjoy Your Raw Cranberry Relish
This is such a simple recipe and the results are amazing. I love serving raw cranberry relish alongside a big chopped salad and stuffed acorn squash. Add it to your feast, whether you are plant based or not, and enjoy the flavors and the health benefits that cranberries provide.
May you have a blessed Thanksgiving this week. And among your gratitudes, may health and wellbeing be at the top of your list!
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What a nice holiday recipe to whip up.
I love it!
This looks great, I can’t wait to try is with Christmas dinner.
It’s so good!
This looks delicious! I love cranberry and orange flavor profiles! Will def have to try this out!
I love this relish!
This looks delicious, and perfect timing for the holidays! Thanks for sharing!
Enjoy!
Oh, this sounds absolutely delicious! I love cranberries, but not cranberry sauce. I’ll certainly be giving this a try!
I love this relish! It’s so fresh tasting.
Looks delicious, never tried anything like that! Do you think it would taste, more or less the same if I add muple syrup instead of honey?
Yes maple syrup would work well too!