Pineapple Salsa

Pineapple Salsa is an easy to make recipe that goes great with pita chips, tortilla chips or served over your favorite grilled protein. It has all the best flavors of summer, it’s good for you and it’s beautiful to serve!

Years ago, while on vacation, we stopped at a restaurant and ordered a pineapple salsa appetizer. It was so good! When I returned, I couldn’t stop thinking about the salsa. I started experimenting and after several rounds, it came out perfect.

So many ways to serve

• Keep it simple and serve with tortilla chips. The salty and sweet combo is classic.
• Grab a block of goat cheese, flatten it just a bit, then pour a generous amount of Pineapple Salsa over the top. A thin flatbread cracker works great.
• This recipe is dynamite served over grilled chicken or salmon. I like to marinate the meat with a kick, to get a sweet and spicy combination.
• This could easily become a quinoa salad too. Just add 1 – 2 cups cooked quinoa and you’ll have a huge salad that will feed a crowd.
• How about shrimp tacos? Yum! I could go on and on…

How to make Pineapple Salsa

• Dice pineapple, cucumber, red onion and red bell pepper into small pieces. Think about how you want the salsa to sit on a chip. I like everything cut small, especially the diced red onion.
• Add pineapple, cucumber, red onion, red bell pepper, juice from one lime, salt and cilantro to large bowl.
• Allow flavors to blend at room temperature for 30 minutes, then chill until time to serve.
• Serve with tortilla or pita chips.

Shortcut

You can purchase pineapple spears all peeled and sliced. You’ll still need to dice them, but it’s a nice shortcut. Two cups of diced pineapple is about one half of a full pineapple.

Pineapple Salsa

PIneapple Salsa

Pineapple Salsa is full of fresh pineapple, red onion, cucumber, red bell pepper, cilantro, lime juice and a hint of jalapeno. All the fresh flavors of summer!

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Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 2 c Fresh Pineapple Diced
• 1/4 c Red Bell Pepper Diced
• 1/2 c Red Onion Diced fine
• 3/4 c Cucumber Diced
• 1 Tbsp Jalapeno Diced fine optional
• 1 Juice from one lime
• 2 Tbsp Cilantro heaping Tablespoons
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients.
• Allow flavors to blend at room temperature for 30 minutes, then chill until time to serve.
• Serve with pita or tortilla chips.

Notes

Substitute mango for the pineapple and you’ll have another version of a great salsa.