cranberry salsa

Name: Cranberry Salsa
Prep time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) fresh or frozen cranberries; 1/4 cup(s) green onions, minced; 1/4 cup(s) fresh cilantro leaves, minced; 1/4 cup(s) bell pepper, chopped (i used red); 1 tablespoon(s) chipotle flakes (or chopped fresh jalapeno peppers); - zest and juice of 1 lime; 1 tablespoon(s) finely grated fresh ginger; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) 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

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Diane Atherton

PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

Updated on Nov 16, 2011

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!

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Ingredients

3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/4 cup green onions, minced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, minced
1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped (i used red)
1 tablespoon chipotle flakes (or chopped fresh jalapeno peppers)
- zest and juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup 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

How To Make cranberry salsa

Step 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.

Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 4

NOTE: Rotel Tomatoes can be found in most grocery stores with the Mexican foods. And, also with canned tomatoes.
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