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Fresh Cranberry Salsa

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“Fresh cranberry season is always exciting! I like to make my cranberry-blueberry bread and fresh cranberry sauce. I got a huge bag this year and was searching for other things to make with them when I found this recipe for salsa on Mel’s Kitchen Cafe. It was the surprise hit of our family New Year’s Eve party.” - Wendy Cannon, a cooking instructor at the Dr. Yum Project Kitchen

Ingredients

Food
Amt
Units
Prep
Notes
1 12 ounce package cranberries (fresh)
cranberries
1
12 ounce package
fresh
1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped (Granny Smith)
apples
1
peeled, cored and chopped
Granny Smith
½ bell pepper, chopped (red)
bell peppers
½
chopped
red
¼ red onion, peeled and chopped
red onion
¼
peeled and chopped
¼ cup sugar (can use coconut sugar or other alternative if you prefer)
sugar
¼
cup
can use coconut sugar or other alternative if you prefer
⅓ cup applesauce, unsweetened
applesauce
cup
unsweetened
1 tablespoon lime juice
lime juice
1
tablespoon
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
fresh cilantro
¼
cup
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
jalapeño pepper
1
seeded and diced
½ teaspoon salt
salt
½
teaspoon
½ teaspoon black pepper
black pepper
½
teaspoon

Method

Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender, and pulse until combined and is the texture you want. If you have a small processor, you can blend in smaller batches. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow flavors to mix. Serve with tortilla chips.

Prep time
15 min
Cook time
0 min
Yields/Serves:
16 (4 cups total)
Nutrition Information

Yum Ratings

😫😟😐😀😍 “Yum, weird having a sweet salsa on a chip” —Mac, age 15
😫😟😐😀😍 “Yum. Don’t like cranberries but this is good!” —Briana, age 13
😫😟😐😀😍 “Oh wow! It's incredibly fresh, sweet and tangy!” —Nora, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “Two yum's up!” —Sandy, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum, I like the tanginess” —Bob, a grown up
😫😟😐😀😍 “Super Yum, I like the sweetness!” —Richard, a grown up