Spicy Cranberry Salsa

4.80 (4)
⏱ 260 mins 🍽 ['6', '6 servings'] 🌶 mexican 🏷 Appetizer

This zesty Mexican appetiser is a brilliant fusion of sweet and spicy flavours. Fresh cranberries are combined with chopped apple, orange, shallot and jalapeno pepper, then brightened with lime juice and vinegar. After a rest in the fridge, the ingredients meld into a vibrant salsa that pairs wonderfully with roasted meats. It is a simple yet impressive dish for gatherings.

Spicy Cranberry Salsa

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped cranberries
  • 1 small apple - peeled, cored, and finely chopped
  • 1 orange - peeled, sectioned, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 0.33333334326744 cup white sugar
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, or more to taste
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Method

  1. Combine the chopped cranberries, apple, orange, sugar, shallot, jalapeno pepper, green onion, lime juice and vinegar in a mixing bowl.
  2. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap.
  3. Place the bowl in the refrigerator and allow the salsa to chill for 4 to 24 hours so the flavours can develop.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories77 kcal
Sugars15 g
Protein1 g
Sodium3 mg

Recipe details

CategoryAppetizer
Cuisinemexican
AuthorRJStasiak