Brie Crostini With Cranberry Salsa. Contrast Podcast Festive Fifty 2013 Voting Time!

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Allison Crowe – Words
Arcade Fire – Reflektor
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Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know
Atoms For Peace – Before Your Very Eyes
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Bahamas – Please Forgive My Heart
Bastille – Pompeii
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Capital Cities – Safe and Sound
Chance the Rapper – Interlude (That’s Love)
Charlotte Church – Glitterbombed
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Dawes – From a Window Seat
Deerhunter – Back to the middle
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Eels – Kinda Fuzzy
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Fe – She Came
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Foxygen – San Francisco
Frank Turner – Recovery
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Half Moon Run – Full Circle
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James Blake – Retrograde
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OMD – Helen of Troy
Phosphorescent – A Song For Zula
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The National – I Should Live in Salt
Tiny Ruins – Cold Comfort
Tom Odell – Another Love
Tricky – Nothing’s Changed
Vampire Weekend – Diane Young
Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey
Vanilla – Fancy Clown Re-flip
Vienna Teng – The Hymn of Acxiom
Volcano Choir – Comrade
Youngblood Hawke – We Come Running

Here’s a festive starter that is perfect this time of year. The cranberry salsa packs a punch of flavor without too much heat. It’s wonderful served over creamy brie on a crisp slice of baguette as well as by itself with crackers.

Brie Crostini With Cranberry Salsa

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh cranberries
2 green onions, finely chopped
1 small red or green jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest, minced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and finely minced
Brie, sliced
1 baguette, sliced
Olive oil

Directions:

1. Process the cranberries in a food processor until finely chopped.

2. Place cranberries in a bowl and add the green onions, jalapeño, sugar, a pinch of salt, cilantro, lemon juice, zest and ginger. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours, stirring occasionally.

3. When ready to serve, place sliced baguette on a sheet pan and brush the tops lightly with olive oil. Bake at 350℉ for 5 to 7 minutes or until toasted. Top toasted baguette with a slice of brie and a bit of the salsa.

Serves 8