Spicy And Sweet Cranberry Jalapeno Dip - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 ounces fresh cranberries, diced
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped (optional)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 dash salt
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

Preparation

1.\tIn a medium-sized bowl, add chopped cranberries, green onion, cilantro and jalapeno. (NOTE: Don't use a food processor to chop these. It is slightly time consuming, but the cranberries will liquify if they are not hand-chopped.).
2.\tPour sugar, lemon juice and salt over cranberry mixture and stir gently until blended.
3.\tCover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least one hour. If you prefer less tart cranberries, keep in the refrigerator overnight.
4.\tTake cranberry mixture out of the refrigerator and stir all ingredients together. Strain out the liquid using a colander with small holes.
5.\tSpread cream cheese over bottom of a pie plate or 9x9 dish.
6.\tPour cranberry mixture atop cream cheese and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve.
7.\tServe with Ritz crackers and enjoy!