Cherry Salsa is a blend of amazing sweet cherries, tangy lime, and kickin' jalapeños! This sweet and spicy blend tastes incredible! Serve it on pork, chicken, steak, and of course tortilla chips.
Need a quick and easy dinner? This cherry salsa has only 5 ingredients and you can put it on almost anything! Another weeknight meal in only 30 minutes!
Cherry Salsa
Hey friends! Are you enjoying summer? Why does it always go so fast?? We've not only been enjoying the sunshine, but we've been enjoying summer's bounty as well! It's cherry season!
Actually, it's almost over. It's so short, so we just have to make the most of it. We almost missed it! I got the kids (mine plus one) all packed up in the car, with our containers and our dark colored clothes on. I made them all wear jeans and long sleeves because last year, there were so many bugs, I thought I was in the plague! Thankfully, no bugs this year.
On our way to our usual place, we learned that they had NO MORE CHERRIES to pick. So, I thought, well, I guess I'll just buy them. But as we were arriving, I remembered there is another orchard, practically next door. Oh, why not? let's just go see, and, compare prices (being the good dutch girl I am). And wouldn't you know it?! They had tons to pick! And, 3 varieties!
So, yeah, 63.5 pounds later...
I had no idea we had that much. I thought we had about half that. So, you can just imagine what I've been doing lately. PITTING CHERRIES! all. day. long. 🙂 And cooking up a cherry storm. So, you can plan on seeing a few cherry recipes coming your way. And this one, is the first...
What you need~
- Cherries, pitted and chopped
- jalapeño, finely diced
- red onion, diced
- cilantro, chopped
- fresh squeezed lime juice
- salt & pepper to taste
What to do~
- Mix it all together!
How easy was that?? Your family will think you took gourmet cooking lessons! And they'll thank you.
Notes~
- We have people in our family who can't handle the heat. So, this is a mild version. Add the whole jalapeño to take it up a notch. And if you really want to turn it up, keep the ribs and seeds in there.
- I have the a cherry pitter that screws onto a jar. I purchased it from an cherry orchard many years ago. I can't find one like this on amazon.
- Here are some other great cherry pitters. After 63 pounds, I think I need to upgrade!
What's your favorite summer fruit? And please, drop a line and tell me what yer makin'!
Cherry Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweet cherries pitted
- ½ medium jalapeno seeded, ribs removed (for more heat add more with the seeds and ribs)
- ¼ cup red onion diced
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients together and stir.
- Adjust to taste.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Looking for more ways to use summer fruit? Check out these posts!
Summer berry recipes
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Barb
Have you ever preserved the cherry salsa?
Chellie Schmitz
I have not. I prefer this one fresh. You could freeze it, but the texture would be very different upon thawing, probably a bit mushy. And if you wanted to can it, then it would need to be cooked and probably some additional ingredients added. If you decide to play around with it, please stop back and let me know! (sorry for the delayed response, I was out of town)
Diane
I am so excited to try this recipe! I found cherry salsa at the Kansas City River Market a year ago and this looks as close to what I had than anything else I have seen online. We ate it on chips and topped our chicken tacos with it and a little sour cream. But the most delicious way I ate it was on a shortbread cookie! I know it sounds weird but it was so delicious!!!
I'm going to Sprouts tomorrow to get some cherries and will make this.
Thank you!
chellie
I'm so excited for you to try it! I think it would be fabulous on shortbread cookies. Thanks for the idea!
Theresa
Your recipe was featured & shared at the Inspiration Spotlight party! Pinned to the featured board. Thanks for joining us each week.
chellie
Wow! That's incredible! Thank you so much, I'm completely honored!!
Charlene Asay
Wow look at all those beautiful Cherries. I have never tried cherry salsa but it sounds amazing!
Karly
This is gorgeous! Awesome recipe! Thanks for linkin' up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!
Marie, The Interior Frugalista
I saw your link at the Creativity Unleashed Party and just had to check out your recipe. This is a MUST try - sounds delicious! Thanks for the recipe. Pinning to share and bookmark.
chellie
Thank you so much Marie!! You won't be disappointed!
Jenna
Love cherries and I'm loving the idea of using them as a salsa! You're one of my favorite features at tomorrow night's Best of the Weekend Party. Thanks so much for linking up!
chellie
Awww! Thank you Jenna!
Jennifer Dawn
This looks so good. And what cute helpers you had! We'd be honored to have you share this at our weekly link party. http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2016/07/diy-painted-projects-for-home-and.html Hope to see you there!
Alison's Allspice
This salsa looks AMAZING! I love cherries, and I planted my first cherry tree in our yard this summer. That cherry pitter looks like a must have. Thanks for sharing! Visiting from the Weekend Potluck.
chellie
A cherry tree! That is so exciting! I'd love to have fruit trees, not enough space. Thanks for stopping in!!