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Pickled Ginger Cranberry Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on September 4, 2008

Time

5 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

Yield

Yields about 2 cups

Pickled Ginger Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce 2 tablespoons pickled ginger, drained1 teaspoon wasabi powder or dry mustard

Before You Begin

With just a few pantry items, plain old canned cranberry sauce can be turned into a star side dish. This recipe can be doubled or even tripled, and can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.

Instructions

  1. Pulse cranberry sauce, ginger, and wasabi powder or dry mustard in food processor until combined.
  2. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Pickled Ginger Cranberry Sauce

Pickled Ginger Cranberry Sauce

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Time

5 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

Yield

Yields about 2 cups

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons pickled ginger, drained
1 teaspoon wasabi powder or dry mustard

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons pickled ginger, drained
1 teaspoon wasabi powder or dry mustard

Ingredients

1 (16-ounce) can cranberry sauce
2 tablespoons pickled ginger, drained
1 teaspoon wasabi powder or dry mustard

Why This Recipe Works

We used wasabi powder or dry mustard to add a slightly spicy kick to our Pickled Ginger Cranberry Sauce. Tasters preferred the flavor of pre-pickled ginger to the fresh variety.

Before You Begin

With just a few pantry items, plain old canned cranberry sauce can be turned into a star side dish. This recipe can be doubled or even tripled, and can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to one week.

Instructions

  1. Pulse cranberry sauce, ginger, and wasabi powder or dry mustard in food processor until combined.
  2. Refrigerate, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

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