Vegetarian Side Dishes
Here are our favorite holiday side dishes- appetizers, salads, sides, desserts and drinks- PLUS the recipe for the BEST Cranberry Sauce, sweetened with Maple Syrup!
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups
- Category: side dishes
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: american
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 4 cups cranberries, washed
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 orange, zested, then peeled and cut very small avoiding big parts of the membrane
- 1 small apple, diced
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a pot, cook cranberries, maple syrup and a pinch of salt over medium heat, until lightly simmering and cranberries begin to pop, about 8 minutes. It is okay if cranberries are in different stages of breaking down. Some will be popped, some will still be whole.
- Remove cranberries from heat. Add diced apples, orange zest and chopped orange. Mix to combine. It will thicken as it cools.
- Refrigerate until serving. This will keep 3 days in the fridge.
Notes
This will keep 3 days in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 tablespoons
- Calories: 57
- Sugar: 11.4 g
- Sodium: 12.1 mg
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.8 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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