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Originally Posted by Jesse

This is a refreshing salsa for summertime that I have for lunch sometimes. I usually have it on top of a bed of chopped greens for lunch. It is also good with chicken or fish.




Watermelon & Mango Salsa

Ingredients:
Yields 3 1/2 cups

1 1/2 cups diced watermelon, seeded
1/2 diced English cucumber
1 cup diced mango
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 jalapeño pepper seeded and minced
lime zest
juice of 1 or 2 limes
fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
garlic clove, minced
1/4 tsp Himalayan salt

Prep:
Dice watermelon, cucumber, mango, onion and jalapeño and place in a medium-sized bowl. Zest the lime, add to the bowl along with the lime juice. Add the chopped basil leaves and garlic, and salt. Toss to coat. Stores well in fridge for a couple of days.

Sounds yummy, Jesse.

I make a seasonal salsa, which is slightly different -- but it absolutely divine as a chutney for roasted meat (turkey, chicken, pork loins, or even drizzled over Vanilla sorbet/ice cream).

I make my salsa out of dark violet Italian prunes, mango, pears, green tomatoes, sweet onions, habenero peppers and cinnamon. Roasted cloves of garlic, too and basalmic vinegar. I might even add a pinch or two of coarse sea salt and coconut sugar. It needs to meld at room temperature for half a day, then marinated for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. Then, depending on how it appears, I might reduce it to a coarse puree, and then seal it up in jars. Keeping all of it refrigerated, of course. It's very yummy. And the 'heat' of the salsa expands once you begin to consume it with chips, meats or on frozen desserts.