CRANBERRY SALSA

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A little sweet heat toned down with cream cheese. This dish has "WOW" factor. Serve this dip at your next holiday gathering or office party and get ready for rave reviews! I love the smokey flavor the Chipolte Pepper Flakes added to this salsa. Freezes well! Enjoy!

Provided by Diane Atherton

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 c fresh or frozen cranberries
1/4 c green onions, minced
1/4 c fresh cilantro leaves, minced
1/4 c bell pepper, chopped (i used red)
1 Tbsp chipotle flakes (or chopped fresh jalapeno peppers)
zest and juice of 1 lime
1 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
1 c sugar
1/2 c rotel tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste (i used kosher salt and cayenne pepper)
2 or 3 8-ounce blocks of cream cheese (you can easily use 3 blocks of cream cheese)
crackers and/or chips

Steps:

  • 1. Rinse, drain, and pick over cranberries, discarding any that are soft or bruised. Place them in a food processor along with green onion, cilantro, bell pepper, and zest & juice of lime; pulse until finely chopped but not mushy.
  • 2. Place the cranberry in a bowl; mix together with sugar, ginger and rotel tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours so flavors merge. Don't skip this step, fresh cranberries are tart and bitter. This time is needed to merge the flavors.
  • 3. Bring cream cheese to room temperature before serving. Place cream cheese bricks on serving dish; cover with the dip. Garnish, if desired, and served with crackers and/or chips.
  • 4. NOTE: Rotel Tomatoes can be found in most grocery stores with the Mexican foods. And, also with canned tomatoes.

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