We think this Cran-Elderberry Chipotle & Pepita Relish goes great with Roasted Turkey Wings! It is also delicious served with strips of jicama, cheddar cheese or corn chips as a snack or for a main meal with poultry, salmon, winter squash or as a condiment on a chicken or turkey sandwich.
*If you canโt find already ground chipotle peppers, buy dried ones and grind them in a spice/coffee grinder or a high powered blender such as a vita-mix.ย Or, you may substitute canned chipotle peppers to taste.
*If you canโt find already ground chipotle peppers, buy dried ones and grind them in a spice/coffee grinder or a high powered blender such as a vita-mix.ย Or, you may substitute canned chipotle peppers to taste.
IngredientsFor the Relish
- 2 TBLSP walnuts or pine nuts
- 2 TBLSP hulled raw pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 1 cupย Elderberry Wellness Syrup
- 2 TBS Elderberry Jam
- 2 cups fresh or frozen whole cranberries, divided
- 4 tsp diced jalapeno pepper
- 1-1ยฝ tsp ground dried Chipotle Pepper*
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 TBLSP chopped sun dried tomatoes packed in oil
- 2 TBLSP olive oil or oil from dried tomatoes
- 1 ยฝ packed tsp orange zest
- 1 orange, peeled and sectioned
- Raw pepitas for garnish
- 2-1 lb. turkey wings
- 1 TBLSP olive oil
- 1 ยฝ tsp oregano
- 1 ยผ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic granules
DirectionsTo make the Relish
- Preheat oven to 300ยฐ. Toast pumpkin seeds for 6 minutes, or until very lightly toasted. Set aside to cool.
- In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup Elderberry Wellness Syrup and Elderberry Jam, 1-1/3 cup washed and picked-over cranberries.ย Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.ย Meanwhile, measure into the elder-cranberry mixture ย the jalapeno pepper, ground chipotle (you can add more if you like it smoky and hot), sea salt and cinnamon.ย Reduce heat and simmer over medium heat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it has thickened.
- Zest one orange and set the zest aside.ย Peel and dice the orange into ยฝ pieces.
- Add the remaining 2/3 cup cranberries and the diced orange to the mixture over medium heat and cook until cranberries pop and still hold their form, about 3 minutes.ย You may stir in 2 more tablespoons of Elderberry Wellness Syrup if the salsa is too thick. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Chop oil-marinated sun-dried tomatoes.ย Coarsely chop the nuts by hand or in the work bowl of a food processor or a mini-processor and pulse 8 times until roughly chopped.ย Stir the nuts and sundried tomatoes along with the oil and orange zest into the elder-cranberry mixture.ย If you like a different texture you may pulse 1/3 of the mixture in a food processor until very fine and stir into the chunkier salsa. Taste and adjust seasoning as you like.ย Garnish with extra pepitas.
- Preheat oven to 425ยฐ. Toss wings with oil and seasonings. Place on a foil lined baking pan and bake for 25 minutes. Turn and bake another 25 minutes.
- Serve with Cran-Elderberry Relish. Garnish with raw shelled pumpkin seeds.