Cranberry Salsa Recipe
Cranberries aren’t just destined for cranberry sauce! This fresh cranberry salsa combines tart cranberries with lime, orange, and a kick of jalapeño for a vibrant, spicy twist. Serve it as a festive dip, a standalone side dish, or an unconventional topping for your main protein.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries rinsed and drained
- ½ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon (15mL) fresh lime juice
- 1 Tablespoon (15mL) fresh orange juice
- 2 jalapeño peppers ribs and seeds removed; minced
- 1 bunch green onions finely sliced; about ¼ cup
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
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Instructions
- In a blender1 or food processor, pulse the cranberries until they are finely chopped. Be sure not to purée them as you want different size chunks.12 ounces fresh cranberries
- Transfer the chopped cranberries to a medium size bowl, then add the sugar, lime juice, and orange juice and stir to combine.½ cup (50g) granulated sugar, 1 Tablespoon (15mL) fresh lime juice, 1 Tablespoon (15mL) fresh orange juice
- Add the jalapeños, green onions, and cilantro, then stir again until everything is evenly distributed. Taste2 and add salt, if desired.2 jalapeño peppers, 1 bunch green onions, ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
- Cover the bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve cranberry salsa as a dip with chips or crackers, as a topping for meat, on top of a block of cream cheese, or as a simple side dish.
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Notes
- Blender: if using a blender, pulse the cranberries in two batches to ensure all of them get chopped. You may want to shake the blender around after every few pulses so the larger cranberries fall to the bottom.
- Salt to taste: though my taste testers and I did not think this salsa needed salt, you may think otherwise! Start with ¼ teaspoon of salt, stir, and taste again. You might also consider serving the salsa with extra salty chips.
Nutrition Disclosure
All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.2mg
