Just in time for your Fourth of July entertaining, here are three easy recipes packed with fresh summer flavors!
Fresh Mango Salsa
What You Need:
- 2 mangoes
- 1 avocado
- 1 red onion
- ¼ cup cilantro
- 1 squeeze of lime juice
- Salt (approx. 1/2 tbsp or less to taste)
What to Do:
Pit and peel the mangoes and avocado. Combine 2 mangoes diced, 1 avocado coarsely chopped, 1 red onion finely diced, ¼ cup cilantro chopped, a healthy squeeze of lime juice, and salt to taste.
Pineapple Salsa
Colorful and so fresh tasting! Serve this versatile seven-ingredient salsa with grilled meat, poultry or fish.
What You Need:
- 2 cups ½-inch pieces pineapple
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
- ½ tsp. finely chopped serrano pepper (more or less to taste)
- 1 tsp. chili powder (more or less to taste)
- Salt (approx. 1/2 tbsp or less to taste)
What to Do:
Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and serve!
Guacamole
(From The Horn of the Moon Cookbook)
What You Need:
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup finely chopped onion
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- 1 ½ cups diced tomatoes
- ½ tsp. salt
- Optional: Substitute ½ cup Green Mtn. Gringo Salsa for ½ cup tomatoes.
What to Do:
Peel and pit avocados. Mash well. Add remainder of ingredients. Serve with corn chips or on top of fresh salad greens.