Watermelon Salsa
This fresh watermelon salsa pairs sweet melon with lime, jalapeño, and cilantro for a zingy dip! Great with perfect with chips or grilled proteins, this easy recipe is a fun summer appetizer that’s also vegan and gluten-free.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Yield
- 8
Ingredients 9
- 2 cups finely diced fresh ripe watermelon
- ½ cup diced tomato (optional)
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper, minced and seeded
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar (optional or more to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Tortilla chips, for serving
Method 2
- 01
Prepare the watermelon, tomato, onion, jalapeño, and cilantro as listed above.
- 02
In a bowl, mix all ingredients gently together with the lime juice, sugar and salt. Serve immediately or wait 5 minutes to let the flavors meld. Taste and add more sugar or salt to adjust the flavor as desired. Serve with chips or with grilled fish, shrimp or chicken, using a slotted spoon to drain juices before serving. Tastes best the day it is made, but it stores up to 2 days refrigerated (it will gather liquid during refrigeration so you may need to drain or use a slotted spoon for serving).
Provenance
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