Cranberry Salsa Recipe

Salsa takes a unique twist with this salsa recipe incorporating fresh cranberries. This Cranberry Salsa Recipe is delicious with tortilla chips or add to a chicken quesadilla for some extra flavor!

Everybody loves salsa! Did you know that it is the #1 condiment in the United States? It's hard to believe it has beat out that good ‘ol standard ketchup.

If you're looking to put an interesting spin on your salsa, try this sweet and spicy Cranberry Salsa Recipe. You can choose how spicy you want it to be by increasing or decreasing the amount of jalapeño you use. (I have turned into a bit of a spice wimp as I get older!)

This Cranberry Salsa Recipe is great served with chips as a snack or appetizer any time and it's a fun twist on Thanksgiving Day.

This unique salsa recipe also adds a bunch of extra flavor to a chicken quesadilla – super yummy! If it IS right after Thanksgiving you can make a leftover turkey quesadilla and spice it up with the salsa. 

Cranberry Salsa Recipe

Yields: 6 Servings
Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:
1 bag cranberries
1 granny smith apple
1/8 medium red onion
½ large red pepper
¼ large green pepper
2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/3 cup apple juice

How to make cranberry salsa:
1. Chop the apple, red onion, bell peppers and jalapeño into large pieces and place in food processor.
2. Add the bag of cranberries to the food processor.
3. Use the food processor to chop and combine the ingredients.
4. Move the chopped ingredients to a bowl and add sugar, lemon juice, apple juice and cilantro. Stir together.
5. Best if chilled in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving to allow flavors to combine.
6. Serve with chips.

Yield: 6 Servings

Cranberry Salsa

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Salsa takes a unique twist with this salsa recipe incorporating fresh cranberries.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 bag cranberries
• 1 granny smith apple
• 1/8 medium red onion
• ½ large red pepper
• ¼ large green pepper
• 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/3 cup apple juice

Instructions

1. Chop the apple, red onion, bell peppers and jalapeño into large pieces and place in food processor.
2. Add the bag of cranberries to the food processor.
3. Use the food processor to chop and combine the ingredients.
4. Move the chopped ingredients to a bowl and add sugar, lemon juice, apple juice and cilantro. Stir together.
5. Best if chilled in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving to allow flavors to combine.
6. Serve with chips.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 96Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 44mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 2gSugar: 21gProtein: 0g

Nutrition is calculated automatically and may not be accurate.