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The fresh is on bottom and the cooked, blended version is on top.
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The cooked version is much more like the consistency of a salsa roja or salsa ranchera, only with cranberries. The fresh requires no cooking and is much chunkier than the cooked version, which is cooked down then blended. There are 2 different ways to make the salsa – fresh salsa or cooked salsa. In my opinion, cranberry salsa just isn’t cranberry salsa without jalapeno peppers. You CAN make this recipe without jalapeno peppers (or chili peppers of any kind), but the peppers really bring a touch of spiciness and flavor that you can’t get anywhere else. The key ingredients to any cranberry salsa are fresh cranberries, of course, but also fresh jalapeno peppers.
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Just set it out in a bowl with some chips nearby and watch it disappear. It’s easy to make and it goes quickly at every holiday party. For me, one of the best recipes to make with cranberries is Fresh Cranberry Salsa.įresh cranberry salsa is a holiday season must. They’re big on flavor and so much better when they’re fresh. Not a bad thing, really! Usually we all get to cook with frozen cranberries or some sort of concentrate, but cooking with fresh cranberries is a treat. Cooler weather brings on the cranberries, so that means all sorts of cranberry recipes, from cranberry sauce to cranberry desserts to cranberry cocktails to basically an explosion of cranberries. This no-cook cranberry salsa recipe combines loads of fresh cranberries with spicy jalapeno peppers and a few other ingredients for a quick and easy holiday salsa.