We have a fantastic appetizer for your holiday table. It is beautifully festive and spicy ... the best of both worlds. This dip is sweet, tart, creamy, and warm. It has just the right amount of heat for all to enjoy, but if only chileheads at are the table feel free to bump up the Burns and McCoy Exitium.
There are two options for making this dip. Make the cranberry salsa ahead of time, and let the liquid drain. Then add seasoning and hot sauce before topping the cream cheese. Or you can make everything at once, and the dip will have a little more liquid.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Chill Time: At least 1 hr possibly overnight depending on preparation method.
Ingredients
12 oz fresh cranberries
1 apple (choose a sweeter variety like Honeycrisp)
1 bunch green onion (1/4 c divided)
1/4 c cilantro
1/2 c sugar
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp onion powder
1 tbsp Burns and McCoy Exitium
16 oz cream cheese
Accompaniments: crackers, veggie slices, etc.
Instructions
There are two options for the cranberry salsa.
Make ahead and drain.
1. Chop green onion and set 1/4 c aside.
2. Add cranberries, apple, 1/4 c green onion, cilantro, and sugar to food processor and pulse until coarse. Be sure not to liquify.
3. Pour into a bowl and chill over night. Drain off liquid in the morning.
4. Add lime juice, sea salt, onion powder, and hot sauce to cranberry mixture, and stir to combine. Set aside.
5. Whip softened cream cheese until smooth (about 2 minutes), and spread over bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 baking dish.
6. Pour cranberry salsa over top cream cheese. Top with remaining chopped green onion.
7. Chill until served.
Make Day Of
1. Chop green onion and set 1/4 c aside.
2. Add cranberries, apple, 1/4 c green onion, cilantro, sugar, lime juice, sea salt, onion powder, and hot sauce to food processor and pulse until coarse. Be sure not to liquify. Set aside.
3. Whip softened cream cheese until smooth (about 2 minutes), and spread over bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 baking dish.
4. Pour cranberry salsa over top cream cheese. Top with remaining chopped green onion.
5. Chill until served.
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