Foodbuzz has just announced this amazing San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Regional Competition Finals People’s Choice Awards in Napa Valley on March 7th. How exciting is that? I would love the opportunity to travel across the country to Napa Vally (a place I truly love…) not only for the beautiful wineries, the fabulous people and the amazing food, but for the opportunity to attend this fascinating foodie event… this is truly a dream come true for me.

This event will feature top chefs and food editors from top epicurean media channels such as the Today Show and Food & Wine Magazine to watch finalists from 11 regions around the world compete for the People’s Choice award.  What a dream!

I love San Pellegrino… the bubbly, crisp taste that excites my taste buds every time I take a sip… it’s the perfect afternoon refreshment and my evening ‘sparkler’ mixed with organic cranberry juice and a fresh lime wedge…

Attending this event would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as I would love to meet these food editors and watch the incredibly talented 11 finalists compete for the grand prize right in the heart of Napa Valley.

Blogging live from Napa, surrounded by culinary talent and enjoying the incredible ‘culinary’ company… now that’s what I call an amazing experience.

In the spirit of the San Pellegrino Almost Famous Event, I’ve created a spectacular relish this evening, using my San Pellegrino.  Enjoy this tasty dish and keep those fingers crossed as I’d love to jet to Napa for this exciting competition!

Gingered Cranberry-Orange Relish

Serves: 8

 

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Prep

10 minutes

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0 minutes

Total

10 minutes

 

This is a wonderful dish to serve alongside roasted turkey, grilled fish or roasted root vegetables.  It seems no matter what you pair with this relish, the taste is always exquisite.  I often use leftovers on my turkey sandwich and salad the next day as the relish is a perfect accompaniment to bean casseroles, baked tofu, poultry, fish, crackers, toast and pitas.

Author: Amie Valpone

Recipe type: Entree

Ingredients

• 2 large oranges unpeeled and sliced into 8 pieces for each orange
• 1 grapefruit unpeeled and sliced into 8 pieces
• 2 cups fresh cranberries
• ¼ cup stevia
• 2 tsp. honey or agave nectar
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ cup crystallized ginger chopped
• 1 tsp. white balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. San Pellegrino

Instructions

1. Place orange and grapefruit pieces (skin-on) in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped.
2. Slowly add cranberries, stevia, honey, cinnamon, ginger, balsamic vinegar and San Pellegrino; pulse until coarsely chopped.

3. Transfer relish to a small bowl and chill before serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Gingered Cranberry-Orange Relish

Amount Per Serving

Calories 59 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Sodium 2mg0%

Potassium 126mg4%

Carbohydrates 15g5%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 11g12%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 457IU9%

Vitamin C 31mg38%

Calcium 24mg2%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.