Pluot Salsa

July 8th, 2010 by justJENN

The Baby LOVES pluots, and right now they are in season and plentiful. Since we go to the farmer’s market every week, I picked up a few ‘Black Splendor’ pluots, which are nice and dark, as well as some mango-flavored nectarines – and made up a quick fruit salsa…

ingredients:
3 pluots
2 nectarines
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup red onion, chopped small
juice of 1/2 a lime
salt
pepper
cayenne

I used ‘close to ripe’ fruit here, because I didn’t want the salsa to become mush. So the fruits were nice and crunchy when I chopped them up for the salsa.

Black Splendor pluots are nice and dark, and pair nicely with the beautifully yellow nectarines.

Dice the pluots and nectarines and place them in a bowl. Add the garlic, red onion and lime juice.

The reason I didn’t put measurements for the seasonings here is because I feel like everyone likes their fruit salsa to taste. Some prefer it on the sweeter side, some a little spicy. The cayenne adds a nice balance to the fresh fruit. Whatever you like, add the salt, pepper and cayenne to taste. Stir well.

Let the salsa come together a bit by keeping it in a sealed container in the fridge and giving it a stir once you are ready to serve. You can serve this with chips, but it also goes great with meat right off the grill!