Fruit Salsa
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5
Fruit Salsa
Description
Fruit Salsa combines a variety of fresh fruits—kiwi, apple, pineapple, strawberries, and peach—each chopped into bite-sized pieces. The apples are coated with lemon juice to prevent browning and maintain a bright appearance. The mixture is gently folded with strawberry preserves, which adds sweetness and helps bind the fruit together.
The texture is varied, with soft, juicy berries and firmer apple chunks, making each bite interesting. The preserves also enhance the natural fruit flavors and provide a syrupy consistency that coats the salsa lightly. Chilling the salsa before serving lets the flavors meld and refreshes the palate.
This fruit salsa pairs well with homemade cinnamon sugar tortilla chips, adding a contrasting crunchy and spiced flavor element. It can serve as a light dessert, snack, or even a topping for breakfast items like pancakes or yogurt.
Variations include substituting the peach with nectarines, mango, or orange segments, and using different fruit preserves like raspberry. Slight warming of the preserves before combining helps with easy mixing.
Ingredients
- 3 kiwi peeled and diced
- 2 apple peeled and diced, sprinkled with lemon juice
- 1 cup pineapple diced
- 1 lb strawberries
- 1 peach peeled and diced
- 3 tbsp Strawberry Preserves plus more as needed
Instructions
- In large bowl, gently mix all chopped fruit together. Make sure your apples are sprinkled nicely with lemon juice to prevent browning. Add fruit preserves.
- Add fruit preserves. Taste and and add more fruit preserves, if needed. You can also add 1-2 TB sugar if you’d prefer.
- Cover fruit salsa and chill in fridge until serving.Serve with cinnamon sugar tortilla chips.
Notes
- Peach can be substituted with nectarines, mango, or orange segments based on availability and preference.
- Use different fruit preserves such as raspberry to vary the flavor profile.
- Honeycrisp apples are preferred for their balance of sweet and tart flavor and crispy texture.
- Microwaving preserves briefly softens them for easier mixing.
- Serve with cinnamon sugar tortilla chips for a complementary texture and taste contrast.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 81kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.4g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 203mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 107IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 58mg | 64% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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