Exotic Apple Salsa Recipes

FRESH APPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Pour the lime juice into a medium bowl. Finely dice the apples and toss with the onion in the juice. Add the cilantro, peppers, ginger and sugar and toss until well combined. Season with salt to taste. For more heat, add some of the reserved jalapeño seeds. Just before serving, add the walnuts.

BLACK BEAN SALSA WITH EXOTIC FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CHIPS

Steps:

• Mix first 8 ingredients and garnish with cilantro, optional. Serve with plantain chips and root veggie chips for scooping.

APPLE SALSA CANNING RECIPE

Steps:

• Place pickling spices into the center of the pre-cut cheese cloth. Create a little satchel by tying the cloth together with the cotton cooking twine.
• Add all ingredients to a large non-reactive pot
• Bring mixture to a boil and allow to boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until the apples are soft, roughly 1 to 2 hours.
• Remove and discard the satchel of pickling spice.
• Using a potato musher, mash the salsa until the apples break apart. Using a potato musher, mash the salsa until the apples break apart. An immersion blender may also be used, blend until the desired consistency is met.
• Prepare canner, jars, and lids.
• Add salsa to hot jars leaving a 1/2-inch headspace, remove air bubbles, add additional apple salsa as needed.
• Add warmed lids and rings to finger tight.
• Process jars based on your altitude, see chart in the blog post.
• Once processed set jars aside to cool. Refrigerate any unsealed jars and use as quickly as possible.

EXOTIC APPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Get a big mixing bowl ready.
• Peel apples and kiwis and dice both into small chunks. Place in bowl. Peel and dice orange, removing any seeds, and add to bowl.
• Dice the plums and tomatillos and add to bowl.
• Papaya: peel. Cut in half, lengthwise. Scoop out seeds with tablespoon and discard. Dice into small chunks and add to bowl.
• Finely dice onion, jalapeno and bell peppers (discard any seeds!). Add to bowl.
• Now give it all a good mix. Cover bowl and set in fridge while preparing the bittermelon:
• Bittermelon: Slice lengthwise (don't attempt to peel it... first of all, it is impossible. Second of all, the peel is edible!) Discard seeds by running tablespoon down the middle.
• Dice it. Now, taste it! Bitter, yes?! So, now you bring to a boil water with 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons honey, and 2 tablespoons vanilla: drop the diced bits into boiling water and let boil for 10-12 minutes. Drain in colander and drop the melon into another bowl of ice water. Set aside.
• Take salsa out of fridge. Dice up the tomatoes and cilantro and add to bowl, and also add the lime and lemon juice, and add a few dashes of salt, black pepper and at least 2 dashes of cayanne pepper. Mix.
• Drain your bittermelon. Add to salsa. Also add the rest of the honey. Mix and taste. Probably you will add some more dashes of salt, pepper and cayanne (this is a good salsa to make a little spicy). Refridgerate at least 3 hours before serving; better if overnight.

SPICY APPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and let cool, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer onion-garlic mixture to a bowl. Stir in applesauce, diced tomato, honey, vinegar, brown sugar, jalapeno, cilantro, sugar, salt, cumin, cinnamon, and cayenne. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

FRESH APPLE SALSA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together apples and lime juice. Stir in jalapeno and Anaheim chile slices. Stir in onion, cilantro, walnuts, ginger, and salt. Mix thoroughly.

APPLE SALSA WITH CINNAMON CHIPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine apples, strawberries and kiwi. Grate orange peel to measure 1-1/2 teaspoons; squeeze juice from orange. Add peel and juice to apple mixture. Stir in brown sugar and jelly. , For chips, brush tortillas lightly with water. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over tortillas. Cut each tortilla into eight wedges. Place in a single layer on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 400° for 6-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Serve with salsa.

APPLE SALSA

Steps:

• For chips, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Spritz or brush a small amount of water onto the tortilla. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Cut into 8 wedges. Place on baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool and store in air tight container.
• Coarsely chop the apples (core but keep the skins on). Add the remaining ingredients.
• This can store in the fridge for several days.