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No-Cook Cranberry Salsa

No-Cook Cranberry Salsa

Photo by Jennifer Perillo

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Cranberry Sauce
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    Jennifer Perillo's Notes: I'd never thought about cranberry salsa as a compliment to my Thanksgiving menu until putting together the November issue of Working Mother magazine. One of the recipes in our featured cookbook...

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Serves 1 quart

  1. Add cranberries to the workbowl of a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Combine with remaining ingredients in a large bowl and stir until well mixed. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Best served two days later, so this requires advance planning but the pay-off is a delicious no-cook condiment.

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11 Comments on No-Cook Cranberry Salsa

Mrs Reply

yum. you had me at cilantro. now i have something else to make with the bottle of agave nectar i recently bought and have sitting in the cupboard. thank you!

Jenniferperillo2010bio Reply

Agave nectar is so wonderful. I use more than honey now. It's the perfect sweetener for iced teas, lemonades and I'd like to experiment with making a lime syrup for margaritas too. I also add a dash to my vinaigrette to balance the acidity.

Sherylbike Reply

I love how fresh this sounds! With all the soft comfort food, some crunch and tart would be perfect at Thanksgiving. Am definitely trying this one -- I'll bet it would go great with pork shoulder as well. Any substitutes if I can't find agave nectar here? (I can find clear sugar syrups here, as well as delicate honey, but have not seen agave.)

Jenniferperillo2010bio Reply

Honey is a fine substitute for agave nectar, though you will notice a difference in taste. Hope you enjoy it too!

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Having never made a Thanksgiving before (this year (and as a non meateater) this sounds like the perfect recipe to add to the table . How many chiles?

Jenniferperillo2010bio Reply

When it comes to chilies, I always say go with what you like it. Cranberries are pretty hardy and can stand up to the spice.

Susan_headshot Reply

I love the idea of fresh cranberries! This would be delicious on grilled shrimp too.

Jenniferperillo2010bio Reply

Definitely!

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Beautiful; just started using agave nectar for sweetener (OK, for margaritas!) and do love the difference it makes so will have to try this. I might have to add chiles though; my worrying about kid friendly recipes are not a priority right now as I'm between empty nest and grandparent stage!

Jenniferperillo2010bio Reply

Agree on the chilies, and next time, I'll probably divide the batch and add chilies to half of it.

Lnd_jen Reply

This looks fabulous - love the chunky texture!

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