Fruit Salsa is an easy summer dessert my sister graciously handed down to me. (Sometimes hand-me-downs are a good thing!) It's the recipe that makes you new friends. People will be begging you for the recipe. Seriously, it's that good. It's also a great recipe if you have someplace to be, don't want to show up empty handed but don't have a plethora of time on your hands to create a culinary masterpiece. I have a pot-luck coming up at work so I thought I'd make it for you guys!
Difficulty Level: Easy
Total time start to finish - 10-15 minutes.
Ingredients:
1 Apple
1 Carton of Strawberries
1 Carton of Blackberries or Raspberries
2 Kiwis
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tbsp Cinnamon
2 tbsp jam (I like red plum but you can use whatever kind you like)
Step 1 -
Wash your fruit (duh)
Step 2 -
Peel the kiwi and dice it (gently - those things are delicate!)
Then dice the apple, strawberries and add all fruit to the bowl (including the blackberries)
Transplant Cooking Tip of the day!
Definition: Dice means to cut foods into small 1/4" squares. These pieces should be as even as possible, usually for appearance. {Source}
I use a Cuisinart handheld chopper to dice my fruit (except the kiwi, I do that by hand). My chopper is kind of like a slap-chop but with much less autotune. <--- You should click that.
Step 3 -
Mix together sugar and cinnamon (I keep a little canister of sugar/cinnamon mix in my pantry just for this reason. Also for when I have a hankerin' for cinnamon toast. Yuummm.)
Step 4 -
Add cinnamon/sugar to your bowl and carefully mix it throughout your fruit. You don't want to squish the blackberries or kiwi too much.
Step 5 -
Add jam and mix again
DONE!
Serve with Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips for dipping. If I'm really short on time, I get Stacy's because they're the only cinnamon pita chips I can find. They're normally at Winn-Dixie in my area.
If you have a few more minutes, you can whip up your own cinnamon sugar tortilla chips pretty easily.
Sweet-Tooth Tortilla Chips:
Ingredients:
Tortillas (8 or 12 inch)
Cinnamon/Sugar Mix
Butter
Step 1 -
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2 -
Spread butter all over your tortillas. Be generous. "Butter is your friend." (Say that in a Paula Deen accent. It will make you happy.)
Step 3 -
Shake your cinnamon/sugar mixture over the tortillas.
Step 4 -
Use a pizza cutter to cut your tortillas into quarters and lay flat on a baking sheet.
Step 5 -
Cook tortillas 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy!
What's your favorite summer get-together dish? Heaven knows I can always use a new recipe to add to my stash!
