It is finally warm in Toronto! YAY! The sun is shining and barbecue season is upon us. Next time you hit your grill skip your boring old hamburgers and hot dogs topped with ketchup and mustard and whip up a batch of fresh fruit salsa. Adding fruit to savoury items is a quick, healthy and tasty way to lighten up the dish and add some delicious fresh flavour. I've been experimenting for the past couple of days at home and so far have topped a turkey burger with some mango salsa and some jerk chicken wings with a pineapple salsa. The results have been DELISH! Here is a base recipe for fresh fruit salsa so you can make it at home and experiment with your own flavours. Please stop by and let us know what you mixed up and how you served it. Enjoy!
Fresh Fruit Salsa
Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh fruit, diced (suggestions: mango, pineapple, peach, strawberries, watermelon)
1/4 cup red onion, diced
the juice of 1 lime
1 Tbsp. green herb, chopped (suggestions: cilantro, flat leaf parsley, mint, basil)
a little bit of heat (suggestions: chopped red chili, chopped jalapeno, 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. any ground chili powder)
Method:
1. In a small mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together.
2. Let the salsa sit for at least 10 minutes for the flavours to meld. It can be made up to 8 hours ahead of time.
3. Enjoy!
Happy Salsa Eating,
Fresh Fruit Salsa
Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh fruit, diced (suggestions: mango, pineapple, peach, strawberries, watermelon)
1/4 cup red onion, diced
the juice of 1 lime
1 Tbsp. green herb, chopped (suggestions: cilantro, flat leaf parsley, mint, basil)
a little bit of heat (suggestions: chopped red chili, chopped jalapeno, 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. any ground chili powder)
Method:
1. In a small mixing bowl, mix all ingredients together.
2. Let the salsa sit for at least 10 minutes for the flavours to meld. It can be made up to 8 hours ahead of time.
3. Enjoy!
Happy Salsa Eating,
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