Picture our family in the kitchen, surrounded by 27 pounds of apples that we’ve picked. We’ve already made apple pie, applesauce, and we’ve eaten what seems like an endless amount of apples out of hand. What’s left to make? “Apple salsa!” declares one of the kids. Apple salsa… Hmmm… That might just work.
Apple Salsa
Turns out, it’s super-easy and you can use it on just about anything. Spoon it over grilled chicken (warm or cold), stir it into yogurt, or eat it with chips… Either way, you’ll love the results.
Apple Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 crisp fall apples cored and finely diced
- 1 red bell pepper cored and finely diced
- 1/2 red onion peeled and finely diced
- 1 small jalapeno pepper cored, seeded, and finely diced
- 1 clove garlic peeled and finely diced
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 small bunch cilantro leaves chopped into small pieces
- 1/4 tsp. Tajin classic seasoning optional
- Dash salt
Instructions
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Add the apple, red pepper, onion, jalapeno, and garlic into a medium bowl and stir in the lemon and lime juice to combine. Toss gently with the cilantro, Tajin, and salt. Serve at room temperature with hot foods like grilled chicken; serve cold with cold foods like yogurt.
Apple salsa with grilled chicken
Note: We used Tajin classic seasoning to give it a super-tangy, lime-y taste. You can find Tajin in most major grocery stores and in Target. If you’re not going to use Tajin, give it an extra squirt of lime juice and a dash of cayenne pepper.
Also, note that if you want to serve the salsa with a hot dish, it’s fine to keep it at room temperature. But for that maximum crispy taste, serve it with something cold like yogurt or in a chilled chicken salad.
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and food enthusiast who is on a mission to write great stories about food and where your food comes from. 
I’m a salsa lover but have never thought to make an apple salsa. This one is going in my salsa recipe collection. Awesome post!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you like it!