After picking gallons of strawberries the other day, I have been eating them like they are candy…and they are infinitely better for you than candy. However, I needed to come up with some actual dishes to showcase these delectable little critters. It would be a rather dull post to just show you pictures of me eating them.
I love fruit salsas. Look for many more from me this summer. Peach, mango, pineapple, they are all in the works. But one fruit salsa I have wanted to try and never had, was strawberry salsa. Now was the perfect time with all these berries just lying around, begging to be eaten.
I opted to just make a simple, straight-forward salsa with no extra bells and whistles. Berries, onions, peppers, and cilantro. Perfect!
Strawberries
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Onions
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Cilantro
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Jalapeño
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3
cups
fresh strawberries; diced
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2
jalapeños; diced
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½
red onion; diced
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¼
cup
fresh cilantro; chopped
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1
orange bell pepper; diced
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Salt/pepper; to taste
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Juice of 1 lime
(about 1 tbsp.)
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Prepare the strawberries, jalapeños, onion, cilantro, and bell peppers and add them to a mixing bowl. Mix the ingredients together.
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Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Pour the freshly squeezed lime juice over the mixture and stir.
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Serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.
I deseeded and de-ribbed the jalapeños but for more heat, just dice the pepper.
The strawberries will “bleed” and all the other ingredients will take on a red hue the longer it sits around.
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Lime juice
Ready to mix
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Thank you for sharing!
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17 Comments
Brigid OHara Koshko
June 23, 2014 at 6:01 amYou read our minds! My son just asked me yesterday if there was a recipe for strawberry salsa. You saved me from searching! Thank you so much. Can’t wait to try it!!!
Michelle
June 23, 2014 at 10:35 amBrigid, wow, that was fortuitous timing. I like that your son has a broad palate and an open mind. Most people turned their noses up at me when I said I wanted to make a strawberry salsa.
Terri S
June 23, 2014 at 8:26 pmThis looks so incredibly good! Thank you so much for sharing.,
Michelle
June 24, 2014 at 1:16 amThank you Terri, let me know when you give it a try.
melisa
June 23, 2014 at 11:03 pmThis looks very tasty. We love creating our own salsas, but haven’t ventured out into adding fruits yet.
Michelle
June 24, 2014 at 1:22 amMelisa, take the plunge, give a fruit a try. I will be making other fruity salsas this summer. If strawberry doesn’t strike your fancy, maybe one of the others will. 🙂
Arman @ thebigmansworld
April 26, 2015 at 10:42 pmI have just started to embrace fruit in traditional savoury foods and this looks like a flavour explosion!
Michelle
April 26, 2015 at 11:09 pmEmbrace….I think I have more fruit in savory applications than I do in sweet.
Beth
April 27, 2015 at 5:57 amI am craving strawberries! I wish we lived where you could go pick them yourself!
Michelle
April 27, 2015 at 11:25 pmCan you grow your own?
Kate @KateMovingForward
April 27, 2015 at 6:33 amWow! This looks awesome! I would love it over some grilled chicken breast!
Michelle
April 27, 2015 at 11:26 pmOh yes, I ate it over grilled cuban pork chops…
Julia
April 27, 2015 at 8:37 amI put salsa on just about everything. I love trying new salsas to spice things up. This would be great over grilled chicken or on fish tacos! Thanks for the inspiration-I love it. Pinning!
Michelle
April 27, 2015 at 11:27 pmJulia, love the idea of it on fish tacos.
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