Cranberry and Avocado Salsa
Avocado is one of my favorites foods. I think I’d eat it on just about anything. Can you believe that as of a couple years ago I had never had avocado. Never had quacamole or anything. Believe me, I’m making up for lost time now!
This salsa comes together in just a few minutes, tastes amazing, and has pretty festive holiday colors. What more could you ask for? I definitely recommend making it at some point soon! It was a HUGE hit at our holiday party.
The hardest thing about this recipe was just cutting the cranberries in half. Seriously! Those little round berries just don’t want to sit still. I didn’t want to slice each one individually, and I don’t have one of those chopper thingies, so I got a little creative. I used the ring from my springform pan to contain the berries. Then I used my bench scraper to chop them. It worked pretty well for me!
One Year Ago: Hot Cocoa Mix
Three Years Ago: Candy Cane Kiss Cookies
Four Years Ago: Peanut Butter Chocolate Biscotti
Cranberry and Avocado Salsa
Cranberry and avocado salsa is delicious and festive!
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp honey
1 minced jalapeno
1/4 cup red onion, chopped
2 ripe avocados, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
3/4 cup halved cranberries, drained well on paper towels
2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
Coarse salt and ground pepper
Tortilla chips, for serving
Directions:
In a large bowl, whisk together lime juice, honey, minced jalapeno (seeds removed for less heat, if desired), and red onion.
Add avocados, cranberries, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper; toss gently to combine.
Serve with tortilla chips.
Recipe from Martha Stewart
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
Love any type of mousse- esp if it’s pink!
Love the pink! So cute and it looks and sounds delicous! Thanks!
This looks so wonderful! I never would have thought of cranberries and white chocolate together- you are so right-what a great option for Thanksgiving!
Great idea! I am always in charge of dessert for Thanksgiving and this would be perfect to add to the line-up.
I know you said lighter dessert idea, but I’m picturing a cranberry mousse tart with dark chocolate drizzled on top!
This looks delicious! Also, can I ask…what kind of backdrop do you shoot your photos on? It is so clean and really highlights the food at hand!
Rachel – For the majority of my photographs, I use 12″x12″ scrapbooking pages. I have a bg folder with all my pages in them. I have been using a lot of solid colors recently. I have to admit I love how the blue background really makes the pink mousse pop in these pics!
Lovin’ the cranberryness here!
Love the pinkness and love the recipe!
This sounds delicious, and I love how that beautiful pink color just pops. Definitely going on my menu!!
This mousse looks divine! I could not be trusted around it.