This fresh strawberry salsa is a bright surprise during summer months! Unexpected. Not too sweet. Easy to wipe together when Company is coming.
And when the strawberries are ready you make salsa. No? Not you? You should try it. It’s pretty awesome.
You could serve this salsa at a party and play a game – the “The Guess What’s in the Salsa” game. I promise, your guests will marvel at the color and wonder what it is you put in there.
I can only describe this as fresh. Surprisingly not sweet. And surprisingly addictive. Of course, you could add more sweetener if you wanted a sweeter salsa. You could also add more jalapeño if you wanted to go that way.
Peronsally I like this salsa on the not too sweet side. White balsamic adds a nice level of tang. The bit of honey here is just enough to highlight the strawberry flavour without making this too sweet. Add too much and you may end up with a strawberry jam gone wrong.
Fresh Strawbery Salsa
Ingredients
- 3.5 cups fresh strawberries washed and hulled
- 1/4 cup sweet onion such a Vidalia, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup green pepper roughly chopped
- 1 small jalapeño finely chopped
- 2 tbsps white balsamic vinegar
- juice of one orange
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp heaping tablespoon of honey
- salt to taste with just a twist of fresh pepper
Instructions
- In the large bowl of your food processor fitted with the s-blade, add onion, green pepper, jalapeño and cilantro. Secure lid on processor and pulse 2-3 times. Add strawberries and pulse 2-3 times. Add vinegar, orange juice and honey, salt and pepper. Pulse to mix. check for seasonings.Salsa benefits from an hour or two sit in the fridge.
I’ve been adding this to my lunch salads all week in place of dressing.
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An Unrefined Vegan says
I’ll bet this is quite addictive. Definitely can picture eating this directly out of the bowl with a big spoon ;-).
infinebalance says
I may or may not have done that
The Savvy Sister says
Interesting! Can’t wait to try!
Starr says
So would you serve this with tortilla chips and burritos? The colour is gorgeous.
infinebalance says
chips for sure! throw it on your burritos! this is great on a veggie taco with some avocado too
Veggiewitch says
This is supremely gorgeous and wonderful! ♥
Jolie Angie says
Must try.
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Renee Dobbs says
Interesting for sure. I want to try this just because it has me so curious as to how it tastes. Fruity/sweet/hot combo. Hmmmm….
infinebalance says
i’m a big fan of sweet with heat combos. You can control the sweetness with the honey… even with just the one tablespoon of honey it is not as sweet as you would think it would be
The Wimpy Vegetarian says
How wonderful! I did a strawberry salsa about a month ago and am totally addicted to it. I love that you used white balsamic vinegar in yours – it’s such a great flavor combination with strawberries!! I’m trying your recipe next time I make salsa 🙂
infinebalance says
i like the white balsamic..it’s a clean, light flavour so the strawberries don’t get lost
thedrivencook says
Never heard of it, but sounds great! I feel like I am always saying this on your blog to your unique creations!
infinebalance says
🙂
I will admit when I first heard of strawberry salsa I didn’t believe it. I was so pleased I had to make my own.
annesturetucker says
There is something about strawberries! And strawberry salsa – Yum!!