This fantastic Cranberry Salsa Dip recipe was shared with me by Carol Reich of Hillsboro, Oregon. Carol won a Dip Contest on the Satellite Sisters Radio Show with this outstanding and also beautiful-to-look-at recipe. This makes a great holiday (Thanksgiving and Christmas) appetizer.
Carol says, “Hillsboro Public Library volunteer, Judy Gutzka, brought this dip to the library to share. I thought it was terrific and asked for the recipe. Several weeks later, when the Satellite Sisters asked for dip recipes, I sent it in. Imagine my astonishment when I won their contest and gained the proud title “Big Dipper.”
Please check out my Thanksgiving Turkey dinner menu and Christmas Prime Rib Dinner which includes this award-winning Cranberry Salsa Dip with Cream Cheese.
- 1 (12-ounce) bag or 3 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup green onions, minced
- 2 small (approximately 2 tablespoons) jalapeno chile peppers, cored, seeded, and minced
- 1/2 cup sugar, granulated
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, fresh, minced
- 2 tablespoons ginger, fresh, finely-grated
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh-squeezed
- 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
- Cranberries and/or cilantro sprigs for garnish
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Rinse, drain, and pick over cranberries, (discarding all that are soft or bruised).
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Place the cranberries in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped but not mushy.
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Place chopped cranberries in a bowl; mix together with onions, jalapeno peppers, sugar, cilantro leaves, ginger, and lemon juice.
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Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours so flavors develop (salsa will be too sharp and tart to begin with).
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On a serving plate, place cream cheese; cover with the dip. Garnish, if desired, and served with crackers.
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Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Categories:
Chile Peppers Christmas Cranberries Cranberry Appetizers Cream Cheese - Mascarpone Cheese Appetizers Miscellaneous Dip Appetizers Salsa Thanksgiving
3 Responses to “Cranberry Salsa with Cream Cheese Recipe”
Martha Summers
Thank you SO much for this recipe! I’ve been making it for 4 years now is it’s always a hit!!! People are completely in awe of all the yumminess this salsa has to offer. I always share your site! No substitutions, perfect just the way it is!
Jeannette
What would leaving the sugar out do to the recipe? Or substituting honey? Sadly I can no longer have processed sugar. 🙁
Whats Cooking America
Cranberries are very tart without a sweetener. You could try experiementing with honey or agave syrup as a substitution.