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Peach Salsa Recipe

By chef Henry

This fresh peach salsa blends juicy summer peaches with jalapeño, red onion, and lime juice. Ready in 15 minutes for chips, grilled fish, or tacos!

Peach salsa recipe

Growing up, every peach season I looked forward to my mom’s peach pie as a classic summer dessert. But peaches with red onion and jalapeños? Peach salsa was not part of the traditional Midwestern diet of my childhood, but after the first bite of this stuff, I decided I’ll be serving this for years to come!

This peach salsa blends sweet juicy peaches with red onion, lime, and cilantro for a delicious salsa that’s so versatile. You can serve it with chips or crackers as an appetizer, and it’s the perfect peach salsa for fish or in a burrito or taco. As a lover of sweet and salty flavors, I’m always in heaven with the first bite of this fresh peach salsa!

“This salsa was amazing! We tried it last night, and it will become a regular dish for us during peach season.” -Jason

Ingredients You’ll Need

All you need for peach salsa is xix ingredients:

  • Fresh peaches: Your peaches must be juicy and ripe: see my guide to How to Ripen Peaches. Look for fruit that gives slightly when you gently squeeze it.
  • Red onion: Adds a sharp, pungent bite that balances the fruit.
  • Jalapeño: De-seed and de-rib it for mild, or leave some seeds in for spicy.
  • Fresh cilantro: Brightens the whole bowl. If it’s not for you, I’ve got notes below.
  • Lime juice: This adds a nice pop of flavor and helps the peaches from browning.
Peach Salsa Recipe

Tips For The Best Peach Salsa

This peach salsa recipe takes less than 15 minutes to make and requires no special ingredients. Here are

  • Peel and dice the ripe peaches. Technically you can use unpeeled peaches, but the texture is best with peeled; see my instructions below.
  • Make sure to de-seed the jalapeño pepper for a mild salsa. Also wash your hands when working with jalapeños: the juice can sting if you don’t wash it away.
  • Eat immediately or give it a few minutes at room temperature. You can let it rest for a few minutes on the counter before digging in. This gives the salsa ingredients time to come together and gives it a better flavor.
Peach salsa recipe

How to Peel Peaches: Two Easy Ways

This peach salsa recipe calls for peeling the peaches: which can actually be tricky! Using a vegetable peeler can be difficult depending on the ripeness of the peaches and can also be time consuming. Instead, I use a peach peeler: it’s a special vegetable peeler that is serrated and used for slippery fruits like peaches.

If you don’t have one, here’s another a simple way to peel the peaches! For this one you need no special tools: just boiling water! Here’s what to do:

  • Prepare a large pot of boiling water.
  • Drop a peach into the pot so that the water fully covers it, and boil for about 1 minute.
  • Remove the peach from the water with a fork, and drop in the next peach.
  • As the second peach boils, use a sharp knife to remove the thin skin of the peach (it should peel off in large sheets with your fingers). Repeat until all peaches are peeled.
How to peel peaches

Ways to Serve Peach Salsa

Here are a few ways I love to serve this:

Storage and Leftovers

This fresh peach salsa recipe will keep in the fridge for a few days, but the peaches will soften a bit over time so you’ll want to eat this salsa fast! Before serving the leftover salsa, give it a good stir to mix up all the juices that have pooled on the bottom of the container.

Peach salsa recipe

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Dietary Notes

This peach salsa recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and plant-based.

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This fresh peach salsa blends juicy summer peaches with jalapeño, red onion, and lime juice. Ready in 15 minutes for chips, grilled fish, or tacos!

  • Author: Sonja Overhiser
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Raw
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 4 ripe peaches
  • 1/2 medium red onion
  • 1/2 jalapeño pepper
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro
  • 1 lime
  • Kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Peel and dice the peaches. Finely chop the red onion. Remove the stem, seeds, and ribs of the jalapeño pepper and mince half of the pepper (or add more to taste). Chop the cilantro.
  2. Mix all ingredients together, then add the lime juice and a few pinches kosher salt. Eat immediately or after 5 minutes to let the flavors meld.

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