Indian Relish

So many amazing flavors, all hitting your palate at a different time.

Love, love, love this relish!!! Mixed with cream cheese and dipped with tortilla chips or crackers. don't change a thing, it is wonderful. Sidenote: if you are not into hot, cut the crushed red pepper to 1/2 tablespoon

I was looking for a sweet red pepper relish to surprise my son-in-law with for Christmas. He was to Ireland a couple of years ago and when in Dublin went to the Queen of Tarts Café for breakfast. He brought home bottles of Sweet Pepper Relish and raved about how good it is. I looked for a recipe to replicate it and this was the closest. I made it using the same quantity of ingredients 2 very large red peppers or 3 smaller ones, a large sweet onion and instead of white wine vinegar I used red wine vinegar (as listed in the ingredients of the Queen of Tarts relish), I added one jalapeno pepper instead of the pepper flakes and two large cloves of garlic. I chopped the vegetables in my food processor. I placed the veges in a larger pot, added the vinegar, sugar, 1/2 TBSP of mustard seed and salt to taste and then simmered to near jam consistency. I then pureed the relish and canned it for 10 minutes in a hot water bath (using Ball or Bernardin standard canning practices). Voila! This relish tastes as good as the relish he brought back. I can't wait to give it to him.

Very similar to a Harry and David pepper and onion relish I recently tried. Add 1 cup of this Indian Relish to 8 oz of cream cheese (mix well) and you have an amazing dip to serve with Wheat Thin crackers!! You can add crushed pineapple or pecans for a different flavor. This recipe makes 3 cups which is probably a great amount served by itself, but definitely would half the mixture if you plan to mix with Cream cheese, as this recipe will create 3 batches of Cream Cheese Relish Dip. When I made the relish it did not thicken, so after an hour of simmering on the stove I added 2 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed in 2 tablespoons of water and it thickened right up! This is a must try Relish and will be great for any occasion.