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Dried Cherry Relish for Turkey

A relish made from dried tart cherries, cherry preserves, vinegar, onions, bell peppers, and thyme.

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Why it works: Pepper and thyme are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,585 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Dried Cherry Relish for Turkey

Time3 to 4 hours or overnight

Ingredients

Directions

Make the relish

  1. Combine dried cherries, preserves and vinegar in a small microwave-safe bowl; mix well.

  2. Microwave on high 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, or until hot.

  3. Let stand 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in red onion, yellow and green bell pepper and thyme; mix well.

  5. Refrigerate, covered, 3 to 4 hours or overnight.

Serve

  1. Serve as a sauce with roast turkey or chicken.

  2. This relish is also good with grilled hamburgers.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

200Calories
5 gProtein
1 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Red Onion1 medium (110g)44
Yellow Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Cherry + thymetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together228 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Onion + thymetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,171 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Cherry + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,336 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  5. Red wine + thymetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together749 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Dried tart cherries
Provide chewy texture and concentrated fruity sweetness to the relish.
Cherry preserves
Add sweetness and a syrupy body that binds the relish together.
Red wine vinegar
Adds acidity that balances the sweetness of the cherries and preserves.
Red onion
Contributes sharp, pungent flavor that mellows during chilling.
Fresh thyme
Adds herbal aroma that complements the fruit and vegetables.

The step that matters

Microwave until hot, then let stand. Heating softens the dried cherries and helps them absorb the preserves and vinegar, plumping them and blending flavors. Overheating can scorch the sugars in the preserves, so watch the time closely.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cherry, red wine, vinegar, pepper, thyme):

  1. Tomatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cherry, red wine, vinegar, pepper, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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