This easy red raspberry salsa is inspired by the Traditional Mexican Pico De Gallo and instead of tomatoes, I use fresh raspberries to make this homemade fruit dip.
I love how sweet, tart, spicy raspberry fruit salsa tastes so much better than the store-bought and brings tons of flavors to my summer salad platter.
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Why you will love fruit salsa
- Fresh & seasonal- This fruit salsa dip is very simple to make with seasonal fresh raspberries. Its tart flavor is balanced with chilies, maple syrup & lemon juice. Raspberry has very soft skin, it mixes with other ingredients and makes a dip-like consistency.
- Healthy- Fresh fruits should be consumed every day as they provide natural sugar and micronutrients. Having said that until one consumes maintenance calories, it is difficult to indulge in fruits freely. To make it work just measure the fruit quantity and enjoy making a variety of recipes like I made strawberry cucumber salad within macros. For my tomato raspberry salsa, I measured the raspberry quantity and made it.
- Low carb- The best part of this condiment is, it is naturally low in calories, gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. It fits easily in macro friendly diet as well. Raspberries are great anti-oxidants.
Ingredients & Notes
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To make summer raspberry salsa requires only combining all ingredients in the bowl, chilling in the fridge for 30 minutes, and serving. You need
- Raspberry
- Red onion
- Jalapeno
- Cilantro
- Garlic
- Lemon juice
- Salt
- Maple syrup (optional, but recommended)
Variations
- Fruits- Replace raspberries with any of your fruit choices and make different fruit salsa. Other ingredients remain the same. Adjust the overall flavor profile. Strawberries, blueberries, peaches, nectarines, Mango, oranges, plum, and blackberries are few to name.
- Add tomatoes like cherry tomatoes or Roma.
- Replacing jalapeno with chipotle will result ina different tasting raspberry salsa.
How To Make Raspberry Salsa
Just combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Press some raspberries with a spatula to release their juices and mix well. Adjust salt, and sweetness as per taste (pic 1-4).
Let it sit for 30 minutes in the fridge. It tastes great when served chilled. Summer raspberry salsa is ready to serve with a summer salad.
Tips & FAQ's
- Press raspberries while mixing, it helps in releasing their juices and create a flavor profile.
- You can use frozen red raspberry as well to make this salsa. Just thaw the frozen one and then follow the rest of the recipe.
- Cilantro is optional, so if you like to skip it, you can.
- Adding red chili flakes gives extra heat which goes well with the other flavors.
You can serve this salsa dip with nachos, tortilla chips, as a BBQ sauce, and with grilled meat like fish, pork. It goes well with spicy tacos as well.
Serve with a salad platter and amaze the guests.
How To Serve
I love to serve my easy, healthy, and flavorful accompaniment with a variety of vegetables (cucumber, celery sticks, roasted zucchini fingers, colorful bell peppers, carrots), wholegrain bread, or nacho chips (when I am on diet break).
It goes very well with any savory food like kabab's, lentil patties. The overall taste pairs well with BBQ dishes and spread-over grilling meat. It tastes great with carrot fries. Fresh fruit salsa is just another variation of traditional tomato salsa.
How To Store
You can store this for up to 4-5 days easily in the fridge. I noticed it tastes so much better when consumed a day after.
More Salsa Recipes
If you like this then do check a few other fruit recipes as well from the blog.
- Mixed Berry Smoothie With Almond Milk
- Mango Raspberry Smoothie With Vanilla Protein
- Grilled Peaches With Maple syrup
- Strawberry Lassi
- Watermelon Berry Salad
Check these what Foods That Pair Well With Raspberry.
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Recipe
Raspberry Salsa Dip (Homemade Salsa Dip)
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Chopping board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 2 cup raspberry 225 grams fresh or frozen raspberries
- ¼ cup red onion chopped finely
- 1 jalapeno chopped finely
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped finely
Instructions
- To make homemade raspberry salsa combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Press some raspberries with a spatula to release their juices and mix well. Adjust salt, and sweetness as per taste.2 cup raspberry, ¼ cup red onion, 1 jalapeno, 2 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 2 tablespoon cilantro
- Let it sit for 30 minutes in the fridge. It tastes great when served chilled.
Notes
- Press raspberries while mixing, it helps in releasing their juices and create a flavor profile.
- You can use frozen red raspberry as well to make this salsa. Just thaw the frozen one and then follow the rest of the recipe.
- Cilantro is optional, so if you like to skip it, you can.
- Adding red chili flakes gives extra heat which goes well with the other flavors.
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