A creamy cheese dip with a fresh cranberry and jalapeno salsa!
One of my favourite appetizers for the holidays is cranberry salsa, which I like to serve with cream cheese, and this recipe combines the two into one creamy cranberry salsa dip! The cranberry salsa is the simple combination of cranberries, jalapeno, green onion, cilantro and lime that’s pulsed a few times in a food processor. This is a creamy dip with the cream part consisting of cream cheese and sour cream and the salsa is mixed right into it! Cranberry salsa is a little on the tart side so the dip is rounded off with a hint of sweetness. Grab your favourite crackers and get ready for some dipping!
Creamy Cranberry Salsa Dip
Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 6
A creamy cheese dip with a fresh cranberry and jalapeno salsa!
ingredients
- 12 ounces cranberries
- 4 green onions, sliced (or 1/4 cup red onions, diced)
- 1 jalapeno, stem and seeds removed and diced
- 1 lime, juice and zest
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped (optional)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (warmed)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3+ tablespoons sugar (or honey) (or to taste)*
- salt to taste
directions
- Pulse the cranberries, green onions, jalapeno, lime juice and zest, and cilantro in a food processor until it forms small particles but not so much that it turns to a liquid.
- Whip the cream cheese, sour cream and sugar until smooth and creamy before mixing in the cranberry mixture.
- Mix in the sugar followed by salt to taste and enjoy!
Note: I like a hint of sweetness to balance the tartness of the cranberries and mild head of the jalapeno, but you can add more to make it a sweet dip or you can omit it for a completely savoury dip!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 192, Fat 14g (Saturated 8g, Trans 0.5g), Cholesterol 43mg, Sodium 124mg, Carbs 13g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 6g), Protein 3g
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What are the Crackers you serve with this dip or what else would you suggest incase I cannot find them. This dip sounds interesting!
The crackers in the photos were a brand that I was not familiar with, but similar to raincoast crisps.