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Cranberry Sauce with Dates and Orange

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Cranberry Sauce with Dates and OrangeJonny Valiant

To the traditional orange-cranberry combination, we’ve added Mediterranean touches: dates for their honeylike sweetness and a splash of balsamic vinegar to balance the flavors.

Cooks’ note:

Sauce can be made 3 days ahead and chilled.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    25 min

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 strips orange zest
1 cup fresh orange juice
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 cup coarsely chopped pitted dates (6 ounces), divided
2 (12-ounce) bags cranberries (thawed if frozen), divided

Preparation

  1. Simmer water, sugar, zest, juice, vinegar, and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring, 3 minutes. Add half of dates and half of cranberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to burst, about 7 minutes. Stir in remaining dates and cranberries and simmer until remaining cranberries begin to burst, about 7 minutes more. Serve at room temperature.

TagsSauceAmericanCranberryBerryFruitOrangeCitrusDateDried FruitGluten FreeVeganVegetarianDairy FreeNut FreeEasySimmerThanksgivingWinterGourmet

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