Spiced Chayote-Pear Relish

Gather

Ingredients

• 3½ cups cubed chayote
• 3½ cups cubed Seckel pears
• 2 cups chopped red pepper
• 2 cups chopped yellow pepper
• 3 cups chopped onion
• 2 Serrano peppers
• 2½ cups cider vinegar (5%)
• 1½ cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp canning salt
• 1 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Wear gloves. Make ½-inch cubes from the chayote and pears, then chop the peppers and onion.

2. 02

   Boil vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and spices. Add onions and peppers; boil 2 minutes. Add chayote and pears and return to boiling.

3. 03

   In a boiling-water canner, pack hot with ½-inch headspace. Process pints 15 minutes minutes.
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