Fresh Tomato Salsa with Pineapple
Servings 2 cups approx.
Ingredients
- 2- 3 Roma Tomatoes
- ½ Jalapeno
- ¼ cup Cilantro
- ¼ cup Red Onion
- ¼ cup Pineapple
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Lime juice of,
- Salt
- 1-2 tsp Olive Oil drizzle
Instructions
Food Processor method
- Throw the Tomato, Jalapeno, Cilantro, Onion, Pineapple, crushed Garlic, Lime and a pinch of Salt into the food processor.
- Pulse several times until you reach the consistency you're looking for. Pour into a serving bowl, drizzle a little Olive Oil over the top and serve. Doesn't get any easier then that!!!.
Hand Cut method
- Not any more complicated than the food processor but a little more time consuming.
- Seeding the Tomatoes is an option but not necessary, cut into quarters then remove the core. Slice thinly then turn, cut into a small dice. If keeping the seeds, simply cut 1/8 slices then dice.
- Chop the Cilantro into a rough chop, crush the Garlic.
- Using 1/2 the Jalapeno, dice into very small pieces, no one needs a huge chunk of Jalapeno but everyone loves a little heat.
- Finally cut the Red Onion and Pineapple into a small dice. I have been know to cheat from time to time and use canned crushed Pineapple.
- Everything in a bowl and mix, add a pinch of Salt, a little drizzle of Olive Oil and the Juice of one Lime. Mix again and you're done.
- There are usually two things that I tweak the recipe with, Garlic if I want a little extra tang and Lime Juice to freshen it up and bring it to life. Check the notes for more Ideas and hints... Enjoy!
Notes
There are many ways to change, tweak, or individualize a Salsa because all of us have our own personal preferences.
Starting with the Pineapple, eliminate the Pineapple entirely would be the first choice. Second is changing the Pineapple for something else, Mango, Nectarine, Peach, or Strawberry/Kiwi for something extremely different.
Next, look at the Spices and herbs, I have Garlic and Cilantro in the recipe above. You could try Oregano, Parsley or Thyme, even bump up the Garlic by roasting it first. Try adding a little more heat and adding mint to cool it down.
Finally a list of ingredients to play around with, why? Because we can!... Bell Pepper; add 1/4 cup finely diced, Capers; 2 Tbsp chopped fine, canned Black Beans; 1/4 cup rinsed and drained, even a tsp of minced Ginger.
There is no wrong way to do it so have fun and... Enjoy!