This Pineapple salsa is an easy recipe that pairs so well with summer foods. If you love pineapple like me you will want to put this luscious fruit salsa on your grilled meats and darn near everything else too!
Pineapple Salsa
Fresh pineapple salsa is a versatile and nutritious condiment to have on hand at all times. It is an obvious choice during the summer months though. The salsa is gluten free and clean eating compliant too.
What to serve with pineapple salsa?
This salsa goes great with light summery wines or a refreshing Blue Lagoon Cocktail and can be served so many ways. The pineapple adds tropical flair any dish.
- Serve it as an appetizer with tortilla chips.
- Pineapple salsa with grilled chicken is always a popular choice.
- Top Blackened Salmon with the pineapple salsa. The sweet salsa is a perfect contrast to the spicy seasoning of the salmon.
- It is fabulous on fish tacos.
- Try it on a dry pulled pork.
- Scoop some on your burger!
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How to Make Pineapple Salsa
This easy pineapple salsa recipe uses fresh ingredients and only takes a few short minutes to make. I’ve added a few pictures to help you see the right dice sizes. That is most of the work to this dish. Printable recipe card can be found below.
Prepping the Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you will need to prepare the recipe.
- The dice for the pineapple is tidbit sized.
- The sweet red bell peppers are also diced relatively small.
- The jalapeno pepper is more finely diced. Add more or less of this hot pepper to adjust the spice level.
- Cilantro is chopped as usual.
- The green onions (scallions) are fine sliced. (Diced red onion can be substituted if you prefer)
- The seasoning is simply sea salt, lime juice and apple cider vinegar.
Cutting the Fresh Pineapple
I cut up a lot of Pineapple in my house, but I don’t use a corer or any fancy technique.
Instead, I simply lop the top and bottom off. Flip it to tone of the cut ends for stability, then slice off the tough skin, turning as needed. Once the pineapple is peeled, I simply cut off planks or wedges from around the center stalk. These large pieces are then cut as you like.
Tip: My friend recently suggested saving that center stalk to make pineapple infused water with. Seems like a healthy frugal idea to me.
Once all the fresh ingredients are chopped up, your work is pretty much done. Simply dump everything in a large bowl to combine and mix well.
The pineapple salsa can be used immediately. It is better if you let the flavors meld together for at least 20 to 30 minutes though.
Want to try another fruit salsa? Make one of these fun recipes!
- Strawberry Mango Salsa
- Pomegranate Salsa (from Eating Richly)
- Mandarin Orange Salsa
Fresh pineapple salsa recipe that is easy to prepare. Perfect for fish, grilled chicken or simply with tortilla chips!
- 2 cups pineapple diced
- 1/2 cup sweet red pepper diced
- 2 tbsp jalapeno pepper finely diced
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
- 2 tbsp green onion sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
Chop the fresh ingredients.
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Taste to see if you would like to add more jalapeno or salt.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. Preferably allow at least 30 minutes before serving to allow flavors to develop, but you can serve immediately if need be.
Recipe Video
*If concerned about gluten, make sure the apple cider vinegar is pure. I've heard a few brands may not be gluten-free.
Sarah says
Amazing! We had this salsa with grilled chicken tonight and it was wonderful.