When fall rolls around, I love to serve hearty appetizer recipes such as cranberry meatballs, baked brie, a Thanksgiving charcuterie board and this quick and easy cranberry dip. Cranberries are great for Thanksgiving punch and cranberry orange sauce, but they also make a fabulous salsa! When I serve this dish, it’s always the hit of the party. Best of all, it takes just minutes to make.
Cranberry Salsa Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need fresh cranberries, sugar, salt, lime juice, jalapeno, cilantro and green onions.
How Do You Make Cranberry Salsa?
Place all of the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped. Transfer the salsa to an airtight container and refrigerate it for at least one hour to let the flavors meld together. Serve and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Dip
This recipe works best with fresh cranberries. Frozen cranberries will not have the same texture, and can release excess water into the salsa. The recipe calls for jalapeno with the seeds and ribs removed, which makes for a mild salsa. If you prefer a spicy salsa, leave some of the pepper seeds and ribs in. Cranberry dip will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Serve your salsa with tortilla chips, or spoon it over a block of cream cheese and offer it with crackers as more of a creamy spread. Sort through your cranberries and remove any spoiled or wrinkled berries before proceeding with the recipe. Let your dip sit in the fridge for a minimum of one hour, otherwise the cranberries will not have time to absorb the sugar.
Flavor Variations
While this dip is great as is, you can customize some of the ingredients to suit your tastes.
Vegetables: Instead of green onions, try using red onion. You can also add other veggies to the salsa such as jicama, or swap out the jalapenos for spicier serrano peppers. Fruit: Feel free to do a blend of cranberries with another type of fruit such as apples. Flavorings: Try adding some orange or lime juice to the salsa for more flavor. You can also swap out the granulated sugar for brown sugar.
Cranberry salsa is the perfect fall party snack. All your guests will be asking you for the recipe!
