Cranberry Aspic
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:30pm

Ingredients




2 cups raw fresh cranberries, washed and picked over
2 pounds large red cooking apples, washed, cored and chopped
1 bar agar agar
1 1/2 cups apple cider or unfiltered apple juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 cinnamon stick
zest of 1 lemon
lettuce leaves

Preparation

1 Run the agar under cold running water to soften; squeeze out water. 2 Place cider in a large saucepan and shred agar into it. Add the maple syrup, cinnamon stick, and cook over medium heat agar is dissolved. 3 Add apples and cranberries. Cook until apples are soft and cranberries pop, 8 to 10 minutes. Mix thoroughly, then remove from heat and add lemon zest. Discard the cinnamon. 4 Pour into a 1 1/2 quart ring mold. 5 To serve, line a plate with lettuce leaves; unmold aspic onto leaves.

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From the Natural Gourmet by Annemarie Colbin.