Pineapple Salsa

By Sam Sifton

Pineapple Salsa
Peden & Munk for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop Stylist: Amy Wilson.
Total Time
10 minutes
Rating
5(516)
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This is a simple salsa with a bright acidity, one that you could temper with some diced mango if you like. I’ve called for a single jalapeño. You could use two if you like. Just keep all the flavors in balance – sweet, salty, sour and fiery. It’s terrific on pork and with grilled fish, on tacos or as an accompaniment to breakfast eggs.

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Ingredients

Yield:6 to 8 servings
  • 2teaspoons chile powder
  • 1teaspoon salt
  • ½teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½medium pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into dice
  • 1medium red onion, peeled and diced
  • 1jalapeño, seeded and diced
  • 1tablespoon lime juice, or to taste
  • ¼cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

37 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 9 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 175 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, mix together the chile powder, salt and ground coriander.

  2. Step 2

    In a medium bowl, toss together the pineapple, onion and jalapeño, then add the lime juice and cilantro leaves, and season to taste with the spice mixture.

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Comments

esther

will canned pineapple work?

Naf

OMG! This tasted amazing. The only thing I would change in reduce chile powder to 1/2 tsp. I love spicy food but I added 1 tsp chile and it was very spicy. The Jalapeno is enough to give the punch whenever you take a bite.

DH

Used canned pineapple and Tajin (instead of the chili powder, salt and ground coriander) and it was delicious.

Rachel

Served this tonight with shrimp tacos and it was basically restaurant quality. Very delicious. I used a shallot instead of red onion and didn't specifically meaaure, but all else was according to the recipe.

akyw

If you grill the pineapple it ratchets up the sweetness and is perfect for a simple roasted or steamed fish, no oil, no salt, no added sugar.

CC

Substituted coriander with cumin but only put in like.5 tsp of it. Won my office's salsa competition with this! :)

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