Fresh Cranberry Salsa

Cranberries are only in season for a short time in the fall. Once they appear in the supermarket, fresh in bags, snatch them up while you can. They will last frozen for a few months, This is a quick and easy salsa recipe made with fresh cranberries, apples, cilantro, and chilies
that is especially good with turkey, but can be used
with any dish that calls for fresh salsa.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 an apple, peeled and cored
Chopped serrano or jalapeno chili to taste
4 Tbsp sugar
Zest of one orange
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
Dash of lime or lemon juice
Dash of salt

Directions:
Either grind cranberries and apple together in a grinder,
or pulse in a food processor until coarsely shredded,
around 10 short pulses.
Combine shredded cranberries, orange zest,
chile, and sugar in a medium bowl.
Let sit 15 minutes for the cranberries to macerate.
Add cilantro, lime juice, and salt to taste.
Makes a little less than 2 cups.