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Kid Friendly Salsa with Tomatoes and Fruit

5 from 4 votes
This easy kiddie salsa recipe is perfect for providing a flavorful snack or side dish. It provides sweet flavors that kids naturally love with great opportunities to add new textures and flavors.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 tomatoes, Roma quartered or roughly chopped
  • 1 cup of mango 1 large mango will provide approximately 1 cup
  • 1 cup of pineapple roughly chopped
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • 1 lime freshly squeezed or 1-2 tbsp of lime juice
  • sea salt to taste
  • 1-2 tsp cilantro chopped *optional

Equipment

  • Blender (or food processor)
  • Cutting board
  • knife
  • airtight container
  • medium bowl

Method
 

  1. First, gather all ingredients. Clean and roughly chop your produce. (Important note: If you are unsure of the consistency of salsa you want, I recommend dividing your ingredients into two parts. Start by blending one portion and pour into a medium bowl. Then, blend the second portion and combine both portions in the bowl together.)
  2. Then, put all ingredients into a blender. If you desire a chunkier salsa versus a smoother restaurant style salsa, then divide your tomatoes in half and save half to add towards the end of blending.
  3. Now, pulse the blender until you reach your desired consistency. I recommend pulsing for very short periods like 2-3 seconds at a time. If you want chunkier salsa, then add your second half of tomatoes when you have almost achieved your desired consistency followed by one last 2 second pulse.
  4. Lastly, enjoy this delicious salsa now or let the flavors marinate together for at least 30 minutes. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the refrigerator 
  • Freeze left-overs into serving size portions for up to 2 months
  • Serve with your favorite tortilla chips, corn chips, or other favorite chips, veggie slices (such as sliced sweet peppers), veggies sticks, tacos, hot dog, fish, beans, salads, burrito bowls, breakfast tacos, on top of scrambled eggs, or as a side with your main dish.
  • If you prefer very chunky salsa, only pulse for 2 seconds at a time until desired consistency. You do not want a salsa smoothie. Unless you do.
  • Add spices as you desire such as cumin, Mexican oregano, Thai basil, parsley, cayenne, ground turmeric, ground ginger. Go for the flavor. 
  • Want heat? Add one Jalapeño pepper (remove seeds and white membrane from the pepper). Add other peppers like chili pepper or a Habanero pepper for some serious heat or add a dash of your favorite hot sauce. I do NOT recommend adding heat to kid's salsa.