Description
Cranberry Salsa is an incredible holiday appetizer served over whipped cream cheese and paired with your favorite chips or crackers. Beautiful festive colors and wonderful flavor everyone loves!
Ingredients
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- 12 ounces cranberries
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions
- 2 jalapeños minced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Cream cheese (either a block or whipped cream cheese)* see note below
Instructions
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Rinse, drain, and carefully pick over the cranberries. Discard any that feel mushy or bruised. Place cranberries in a food processor or blender; pulse until finely chopped but don’t purify.
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Place minced cranberries in a bowl; mix together with sliced green onions, minced jalapeños, and chopped cilantro. Pour fresh lemon juice and sugar over everything and stir together.
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Important—cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight. This will allow the flavors to develop. It will be too tart or bitter at first, but if you let it rest for a few hours it will develop a wonderful flavor.
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Serve the cranberry salsa over cream cheese. You a spoon it over a block of cream cheese or some whipped cream cheese. It is easy to make your own, simply take a block of cream cheese and beat it with about 1/4 cup of water until creamy and whipped.