Summer Fruit Salsa

This summer fruit salsa combines strawberries, pineapple, mango, and crisp cucumber for a fresh, crunchy, naturally sweet bite. A small kick of chipotle heat balances the sweetness and tastes great with salty tortilla chips.

I am obsessed with this fruit salsa! It's not a typical salsa with tomatoes or savory ingredients like onion and garlic, instead its fresh, crunchy, and sweet!

It's ideal for a summer snack or party appetizer, but I've been known to make it in the wintertime when I'm craving something light and fresh.

Most fruit salsa recipes are served with cinnamon chips, but I found salty tortilla chips to be pure magic with the sweet fruit.

Key Ingredients

• Fruit - I used a combination of pineapple, mango, strawberries and cucumber. Even if you're not a cucumber fan, I highly recommend it. It adds such a nice crunch to the salsa.
• Jalapeno - I removed the seeds and ribs so it doesn't add much heat, just flavor. You can omit the jalapeno if you're very sensitive to heat.
• Cilantro - I added two teaspoons for that bright, citrusy flavor!
• Lime - Spring for fresh limes! They taste SO much better than bottled lime juice and they don't cost much.
• Honey - Any kind of honey works great!
• Chipotle sauce - You don't have to add this, but if you love sweet heat, I recommend it! It tastes great!

How to Make Fruit Salsa

The hardest part about fruit salsa is dicing up the fruit! Since it's a salsa, not a fruit salad, the fruit should be cut into very small dice!

I prefer to cut the fruit by hand so it stays firm and fresh. If you can't stand the thought of dicing up that much fruit, you could try a fruit and vegetable chopper.

• Prep all the ingredients. A lot of mincing and dicing. I use a santoku knife for this as it's actually much easier and effective than a paring knife.
• Combine all the fruit, jalapeno, and cilantro together.

• Make the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk the lime juice, honey, and chipotle sauce.
• Pour the sauce over the fruit and toss to combine.

• Serve with tortilla chips! I've tried both tortilla and cinnamon chips, the salty tortilla chips were better IMHO.

Storage

Honestly I prefer this salsa the day it's made! The fruit is bright, fresh, and crisp. Since it's fresh fruit and it's cut small, it loses it's crisp texture quickly.

That being said, you can transfer it to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Substitutions

• Red onion - If you want to add a pungent, savory component.
• Fruit - You could swap some of the fruit with diced peaches, kiwi, apples, or oranges.
• Chips - If you don't like sweet and savory, you can use cinnamon chips instead of tortilla chips.
• Sweetener - I've only tried honey in this recipe, but brown sugar should work fine too!

More Fruit Recipes

• Watermelon Fruit Salad
• Peach Blueberry Fruit Salad
• Mango Cucumber Salad
• Strawberry Cucumber Salad