Gather up this season’s ripe, fresh fruit and toss it into a savory salsa for fish, salads, grilled veggies and chips. This is a beautifully refreshing balance of sweet fruit, savory onions and peppers.
Summer Fruit Salsa
- 1 red pepper,
- 1 small jalapeño, chopped
- 1 small sweet onion, such as Vidalia, chopped
- 1 small scallion, sliced
- 3 cups chopped fruit such as peaches, nectarines and watermelon
- 1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar (use plain white vinegar if you can’t find this)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Fresh ground black pepper
Wash the peppers and fruit.
Cut the flesh from the watermelon into medium-small chunks, removing the seeds.
Cut the nectarines and peaches into medium-small chunks, removing the pits.
Put them to the side.
Peel the onion and chop it into small squares.
Slice the red pepper, removing the seeds, and chop it into medium-small squares.
Slice the jalapeño, removing the seeds, and chop into small squares.
Toss the pepper with the onions.
Mix the sugar with the vinegar and add several grinds of black pepper.
Whisk this together until the sugar dissolves.
Add it to the peppers and onions and stir it together.
Gently fold in the fruit and toss together.
Let this sit for at least 10 minutes to let the flavors blend together.
