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Cranberry-Jalapeño Salsa Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 2
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Jane Hoke, Birmingham, Alabama Make a festive holiday appetizer by combining fresh cranberries, green onions, and jalapeno peppe,r and serving the fruit salsa with tortilla chips.

Ingredients

  • 1 (12-oz.) package fresh cranberries
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 to 3 chopped green onions
  • 1 seeded and chopped jalapeño pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Tortilla chips
  • Garnish: lime wedges

Instructions

  1. Pulse cranberries and sugar in a food processor 3 to 4 times or until coarsely chopped, stopping to scrape down sides. Add chopped green onions, chopped jalapeño pepper, grated fresh ginger, lemon juice, and salt; pulse 3 to 4 times or until chopped. Stir in chopped fresh cilantro. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours. Serve with tortilla chips. Garnish with lime wedges, if desired.
  2. Note: To make ahead, prepare recipe as directed, omitting fresh cilantro. Freeze in an airtight container up to 1 month. Thaw in refrigerator 12 hours. Stir in cilantro just before serving.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon, Cranberries.

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form. Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urina...

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