Cranberry Salsa

This savory Cranberry Salsa recipe puts a unique twist on cranberries. Spooned over a block of cream cheese and eaten with crackers, this delicious and festive appetizer is sure to be a crowd pleaser, perfect served up alongside our cranberry holiday punch!

Why we love this recipe

As a food blogger, I’m probably not supposed to tell you this, but here it goes. Chips and salsa is my favorite meal.

Never mind the fact that I know far better than to be eating this for a meal, but if I have a jar of salsa in the fridge, a bag of tortilla chips in the pantry, and no one to cook dinner for, the odds are very high that chips and salsa will be dinner.

And you know the phrase “if you can’t beat em, join em”? Well, that sort of applies here. If I can’t beat the habit, I may as well make the most kick-butt homemade salsa that I can. Enter this Cranberry Salsa.

Get all measurements, ingredients, and instructions in the printable version at the end of this post.

If you’re going to make salsa at home, there’s no point in making it boring. I’ve made pineapple salsa and mango salsa before, but with the holidays quickly approaching, I thought today we could really step out of our usual salsa comfort zone and make it with cranberries.

Holiday hint: don’t miss my cranberry orange sweet rolls for a fabulous holiday breakfast!

We’ll toss the cranberries with some other delicious ingredients, then roast them on a baking sheet to bring out an even richer cranberry taste. Mix with pomegranate arils, spoon over a mound of cream cheese, and serve!

More cranberry recipes

1. During the holidays we all eat too many sugary sweets. Try this cranberry smoothie as a refreshing holiday detox!
2. Need a festive beverage to serve at your holiday dinner party? Try this cranberry sangria recipe!
3. If it’s dessert you’re looking for, I know you will love this quick cranberry apple cobbler.
4. Traditional whole cranberry sauce is way better than that can of jellied cranberries, so this year make your own!

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This post originally appeared here on Oct 18, 2016.