Labor Day Fruit Salsa

This is a fantastic Fruit Salsa recipe that I love to make for Labor Day weekend!

I have always been torn: can fruit really be enjoyed as salsa? I found my answer at a little “hole-in-the-wall” restaurant on pre-911 Broadway in New York. There, in this authentic Mexican restaurant, I was presented with the most mouth watering, gorgeous mango-blueberry-apple –salsa. OMG! The restaurant served it in place of the typical salsa and chips and when they asked if I wanted more, I couldn’t resist! In fact, I ate two bowls of it before my boss and colleagues questioned my eating behavior. If I remember correctly, I couldn’t even eat my own entrée because I filled up on fruit. I still dream about it: it was THAT AMAZING! I’ve been obsessed with coming up with my own favorite fruit-salsa combination ever since because it’s the perfect addition to any backyard BBQ; after all both kids and adults love it! Whenever I make this dish, I think about that little restaurant and remember 911.

This is a really easy fruit recipe. Feel free to swap out one fruit for another, say blueberries instead of kiwi; it won’t ruin the end result. Promise. Serve it with whole-grain corn chips. Enjoy!

Labor Day Fruit Salsa

Ingredients:

• 1 pint of strawberries, chopped
• 1 pineapple, cored, peeled and chopped
• ½ cantaloupe, seeds removed, peeled and chopped
• 1 mango, pit removed, peeled and chopped
• 3 kiwi fruits, peeled and chopped
• A small handful, about ¼ cup fresh mint, roughly chopped
• 2 tbs. fresh lime juice (a short cut would be to use the already prepared juice)
• A pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Combine all of the fruit in a large bowl
2. Next, whisk together lime juice and salt
3. Add to the bowl along with the fresh mint and gently toss to combine.
4. Let salsa chill for at least 1 hour or overnight
5. Serve with Tortilla or Corn Chips
6. YUM!!!!!!