Mexican Food Recipes
Pineapple Salsa Recipe
This recipe makes a wonderfully tasty pineapple salsa, which can be served with chips or alongside seafood, or fish based Mexican food recipe. For an extra spicy pineapple salsa recipe, you can use two jalapeños instead of one. Remember to wash your hands after handling the jalapeños. Cutting jalapenos and then rubbing your eye is not a good combination! Also, it is a good habit to get into, washing your hands after handling chilies. If you are going to make other Mexican food recipes, it is good to know.
This pineapple salsa recipe is best served the same day as it is made but it will keep for a day in the refrigerator if you happen to have leftovers. Tomato salsas and other savory salsa recipes tend to stay fresh for much longer than fruit salsas because fruit naturally has a shorter shelf life.
This refreshing pineapple salsa can be made in a food processor if you prefer a smoother texture. Smooth salsa is good served with chicken or fish. If you want to, you can include more mandarin orange segments and less pineapple for a more orange-flavored salsa. It really depends what you want to serve it with and your personal tastes.
Traditional Pineapple Salsa
Ingredients -
25 oz canned, crushed pineapple in juice
5 oz canned mandarin orange segments
1 tomato
½ red bell pepper
¼ cup red onion
1 jalapeño, deseeded and minced
6 sprigs cilantro
Juice from a lime
Preparation:
Drain the canned fruit and cut the mandarin segments into small pieces.
Slice the tomato and bell pepper into ¼ inch chunks.
Dice the red onion.
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and serve with chips or alongside a chicken or fish dish.
(Serves 4)
