Ingredients:
- 12 oz. fresh uncooked cranberries
- 2 green onions
- 1-2 fresh jalapeño peppers, ribs and seeds removed
- 2 tbsp. cilantro
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
Directions:
- Use a hand food chopper to chop cranberries. Chop green onion, jalapeño peppers and cilantro.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the chopped cranberries, green onion, cilantro and jalapeños with the sugar, lemon juice and salt and stir gently until blended. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- Remove cranberry mixture from the fridge and stir. Strain out all the liquid.
- Use a hand mixer to whip softened cream cheese smooth, about 2 minutes, and spread cream cheese over the bottom of a pie plate or 9-inch-by 9-inch dish.
- Pour cranberry mixture on top of the cream cheese and serve with crackers.
