cran - berry Yuzu Salsa

This fresh cranberry yuzu salsa is a bright alternative to traditional cranberry sauce. Our family is not the biggest fan cranberry sauce, but when we do make it, its homemade and strained well.

We came up with this recipe a couple years ago after having leftover cranberries. Instead of cooking them, we just blended them with some sugar to balance the natural tartness.

My favorite food processor is the Breville Sous Chef because it can handle up to 16 of liquid without spilling or leaking. Something the equivalent Cuisinart model cannot do. this comes in handy specifically for marinades and dressings.

Using 100% yuzu juice from YUZUCO brings it back with a sharp, floral note. The picture here and video on Instagram is misleading, we didn’t have the right kind for the first batch but trust me you was the strong stuff—not the Super Juice which is weaker in flavor

Then we added the typical salsa ingredients like cilantro, lime and scallion and let it all come together in the fridge over night. This is the perfect fresh addition to a heavy and rich Thanksgiving meal.

TOTAL COOK TIME: 30 minutes

EQUIPMENT:

• Food Processor like the Breville Sous Chef (16 cup capacity)

INGREDIENTS:

• 24-36 oz of organic cranberries washed (full amount depends on food processor capacity)

• 1/2 cup of organic cane sugar

• 1 bunch of organic cilantro cut in half

• 2 jalapeños roughly chopped

• 6-8 scallions roughly chopped

• 1/2 cup 100% Yuzu juice

• Salt to taste

STEPS:

1. Wash all the ingredients thoroughly and discard any bad cranberries.

2. Remove outer skins on the scallions and roughly chop

3. Roughly chop jalapeños

4. Rip or cut cilantro in half

5. combine scallions, cilantro and jalapeños in food processor and pulse a few times

6. Add half of your cranberries and all the sugar

7. Add the Yuzu Juice

8. Pulse a few more times

9. Stop to scrape the sides and incorporate in between pulses

10. Add the rest of the cranberries and salt and mix well before pulsing a few more times

11. Pulse until just combined and evenly mixed, then transfer to a bowl or Tupperware and let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour to overnight.

12. Be sure not to run the food processor for too long as that will over blend the mixture.

13. Pairs well with our Butter Blanket Turkey and roasted chicken or serve with Hola Mija Beef tallow tortilla chips