Easy Summer Appetizer: Refreshing Peach Salsa

Celebrate summer with this easy Peach Salsa recipe. Refreshing, healthy and light for easy summer entertaining as an appetizer or as a flavorful accompaniment to serve alongside grilled chicken, pork or fish.  

I hope you’re surviving this heat wave!

I had peaches leftover from a table and centerpiece.

Dilemma. . . what to make when it’s way too hot to turn on the oven?

Peach Salsa!

This recipe is adapted from a favorite Cinco de Mayo Berry Salsa

and is a crowd-pleasing medley of sweet, fresh, colorful and healthy, too.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need. . .

fresh, colorful, and flavorful!

Peach Salsa

Ingredients

3 cups peeled, chopped peaches

1 red bell pepper, diced

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar

Juice of half of lime

Juice of half of orange

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

In a medium bowl, combine chopped peaches with orange and lime juice;

toss together to prevent peaches from turning brown.

Add remaining ingredients, stirring well.

Cover and chill 1 – 2 hours to allow flavors to meld before serving.

Enjoy with tortilla chips or as a fruit salsa to pair with grilled chicken, pork and /or fish.

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Peach Salsa

Celebrate summer with this easy Peach Salsa recipe. Refreshing, healthy and light for easy summer entertaining as an appetizer or as a flavorful accompaniment to serve alongside grilled chicken, pork or fish.  

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time0 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: appetizer, easy, healthy, peaches, salsa, summer

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups peeled chopped peaches
• 1 red bell pepper diced
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
• 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
• Juice of half of lime
• Juice of half of orange
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

• In a medium bowl, combine chopped peaches with orange and lime juice; toss together to prevent peaches from turning brown.
• Add remaining ingredients, stirring well.
• Cover and chill 1- 2 hours to allow flavors to meld before serving.
• Enjoy with tortilla chips, or as topping to grilled chicken, pork and /or fish.

Notes

• Customize this peach salsa to your taste. Don’t like cilantro. . .substitute Italian parsley. Want more heat, add more jalapeno. Add some chopped Roma tomatoes, cucumber or more onion to this medley if desired.

Customize this peach salsa to your taste. Don’t like cilantro. . .substitute Italian parsley.

Want more heat. . . add more jalapeno. Add some chopped Roma tomatoes,

cucumber or more onion to this medley if desired.

Celebrate summer peaches with a round-up of recipes, HERE.

You’ll find recipes for Peach and Prosciutto Crostini with Basil and Goat Cheese,

Peach Caprese Salad, Summer Peach Tea Punch, Peach Tea Mule,

Peach-Bourbon No-Churn Ice Cream, Summer Peach-Tomato-and-Corn Salad with Honey Vinaigrette,

Peach & Blueberry-Almond Coffee Cake, Peach-Avocado-and-Crab Salad,

Patchwork Fruit Cobbler, Peach Hand Pies, Skillet Bourbon-Peach-and-Blueberry Crumble

and Peach-Blackberry Cobbler Bars.

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