Summertime salsa made with fresh peaches, jalapeños, shallots, lemon, mint, and ginger. Great with salmon or pork!
Have you noticed the beautiful peaches and nectarines in the market?
I find them so hard to resist, and often buy more than I can eat.
Here’s a quick and easy salsa, made with fresh peaches, jalapeños, lemon, ginger and mint, that goes beautifully with the grilled meats of summer.
Try serving this with grilled pork, chicken, or fish. Perfect! Also makes a great dip for chips.
Peach Salsa Recipe
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Resting time: 1 hour
- Yield: Makes about 2 cups
This recipe calls for peaches, but you could easily use nectarines. Habaneros work well in this salsa, in place of the jalapeños, but watch out, they’re hot!
Ingredients
- 4 ripe but firm yellow peaches, chopped (skin on or off, your choice, skin on makes for better color, but if skin is too thick or fuzzy you may want to peel first)
- 2-3 Tbsp chopped shallots or onions
- 2-3 jalapenos, chopped (stem, seeds and ribs discarded)
- Juice of a lemon
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 2 Tbsp grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Method
1 Put the chopped peaches, shallots, and jalapeños in the bowl of a food processor. Add the remaining ingredients. Pulse 2-3 times, just enough to get most the pieces small and to well combine the salsa. Do not liquefy it.
2 Place salsa into a bowl and cover. Let stand for an hour before serving to give the ingredients time to meld.
Serve with chips, with fish, pork, or chicken.
