Put a twist on your traditional cranberry sauce, and try the American Institute for Cancer Research‘s Cranberry Apple Salsa. Tart cranberries and sweet apples make for a unique tangy holiday condiment hinted with spice. This is a perfect salsa to add onto traditional holiday meats, as well as fish, chicken, meatballs, and of course those delicious leftover turkey sandwiches. Cranberries are native to North America and are well known for their good nutrients, vitamin C, and antioxidant powers. Take a look at AICR study on cranberries.
Ingredients
- 1 bag (12 oz.) fresh cranberries, or frozen, unsweetened
- 1/2 medium Fuji apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 2 strips (1 in x 1/2 in) lime zest, coarsely chopped
- 1 small jalapeño pepper, without seeds, chopped
- 3 Tbsp. turbinado/raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- salt
In a food processor, pulse cranberries just until coarsely chopped.
Add apple, onion, lime zest, jalapeño, sugar, and lime juice.
Pulse (quick pulses) until salsa is still slightly chunky, about 15-20 times.
Add cilantro and pulse until it is chopped, but not mushy, about 10 times, stopping to scrape down bowl as needed. Season with a bit of salt, just to lift flavors.
Let salsa sit 20 minutes for flavors to marry. Serve the same day.
Ingredients
- 1 bag (12 oz.) fresh cranberries, or frozen, unsweetened
- 1/2 medium Fuji apple, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 2 strips (1 in x 1/2 in) lime zest, coarsely chopped
- 3 Tbsp. turbinado/raw sugar
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- salt
Directions
In a food processor, pulse cranberries, just until coarsely chopped. Add apple, onion, lime zest, jalapeño, sugar, and lime juice. Pulse (quick pulses) until salsa is still slightly chunky, about 15-20 times.
Add cilantro and pulse until it is chopped but not mushy, about 10 times, stopping to scrape down bowl as needed. Season with a bit of slat, just to lift flavors.
Let salsa sit 20 minutes for flavors to marry. Serve same day.