This Pineapple Salsa recipe bold & flavorful – the perfect blend of sweet and salty. It’s easy to make in 10 minutes with 6 ingredients, and is so delicious you’ll keep coming back for more!
This pineapple salsa recipe is a vibrant, delicious and healthy dish to serve alongside your favorite Mexican recipes.
Made with 6 fresh ingredients like juicy fresh pineapple, red onion lime juice and cilantro, it is a flavor-packed dip perfect to serve with salty tortilla chips.
This is a mild pineapple salsa, but you can increase the heat by adding diced jalapeño.
Pineapple Salsa: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Fresh Pineapple. make sure your pineapple is ripe and sweet. I don’t suggest substituting canned.
- Red onion. Yellow or white onion are good substitutes for red.
- Lime juice. fresh or bottled both work well.
- To add heat: finely dice a jalapeño pepper and mix it into the recipe.
How to Make Pineapple Salsa
We’ll walk through this recipe step-by-step, and as always you can watch the video for additional guidance.
Begin by finely dicing the pineapple and red onion and chopping the cilantro. This is the most time-consuming part of the recipe.
Then, add the ingredients to a medium-sized bowl with a lid. Start by adding ¼ tsp sea salt, then you can taste and adjust accordingly after it chills.
Stir the pineapple salsa until the ingredients are evenly combined.
Then, secure the lid and transfer the pineapple salsa to the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
Serve
When ready to serve, stir, taste and adjust salt as necessary.
Then, transfer the pineapple salsa to a serving bowl and garnish it with extra cilantro, onions, etc. and serve chilled.
We like to serve it alongside our favorite Mexican recipes like ground beef tacos, chicken enchiladas, and chicken quesadillas.
Store
Store leftover pineapple salsa in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
Pineapple Salsa Recipe FAQS
It’s a great side or appetizer to your favorite Mexican recipes. It all pairs very well with grilled chicken, or fish.
Yes, you can double the ingredients and mix it in a large bowl.
Yes, add a diced jalapeño pepper to the recipe to make it spicy.
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Pineapple Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups pineapple finely diced
- ¼ cup red onion finely diced
- ½ cup cilantro chopped (measured before chopping)
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
Instructions
- Finely dice the pineapple and red onion and chop the cilantro.
- Add the ingredients to a medium-sized bowl with a lid. Start by adding ¼ tsp sea salt.
- Stir to combine.
- Secure the lid and transfer the salsa to the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to serve, stir, taste and adjust salt as necessary.
- Transfer the pineapple salsa to a serving bowl. Then, garnish with extra cilantro, onions, etc. and serve chilled.
Video
Notes
- Fresh Pineapple. make sure your pineapple is ripe and sweet. I don’t suggest substituting canned.
- Red onion. Yellow or white onion are good substitutes for red.
- Lime juice. fresh or bottled both work well.
- To add heat: finely dice a jalapeño pepper and mix it into the recipe.
