Name: Cranberry Avocado Salsa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 yellow bell pepper; 1 red bell pepper; 1 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries (3 cups); 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and chopped); 1 tablespoon grated orange peel; 2 ripe avocados (pitted, peeled, and diced); 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)

Cranberry Avocado Salsa

One of our favorite avocado combinations – cranberry avocado salsa. Don’t worry about the avocado going brown. It won’t last that long!

Cranberry Avocado Salsa

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

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Servings

Ingredients

1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 12-ounce bag fresh or frozen cranberries (3 cups)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 ripe avocados pitted, peeled, and diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

Char bell peppers over a gas flame or in the broiler until the skin has blackened on all sides. Place charred peppers in a paper bag to steam off skin for about 10 minutes.
Peel, seed, and chop the pepper.
Combine cranberries, sugar, and orange juice in processor. Using on/off turns, coarsely chop cranberries.Transfer to a medium bowl.
Add bell pepper, jalapeno, and orange peel.
(Can be prepared 1 day ahead to this point. Cover and refrigerate.)
To serve, stir in the avocado and cilantro. Season to taste with salt and pepper.