CRANBERRY SALSA RECIPE

jalapenos

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Banana peppers are milder and lower in calories.

red onion

🥗Healthier: green onions

💰Cheaper: yellow onion

Green onions offer a similar flavor with fewer calories.

Start with 1 bag of cranberries, approximately 4 cups.

Use a blender to chop cranberries in small batches, about 1 cup at a time, pulsing until coarsely chopped.

Rinse the chopped cranberries in a kitchen strainer and let them drain.

Add 3/4 cup of sugar to the drained cranberries and let them sit for a bit to absorb the sugar (optional).

Add 1 chopped Granny Smith apple to the mixture.

Add 1 chopped red onion to the mixture.

Add 1/2 chopped red bell pepper to the mixture.

Add 1 chopped jalapeno (seeds and membranes removed) to the mixture.

Add 3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro to the mixture.

Add 3 tablespoons of apple juice to the mixture.

Add lime zest to the mixture.

Mix everything together to combine the ingredients.

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