Apple Salsa

Nice apple salsa, perfect as a seafood or pork accompaniment. Apple, combined with fresh mint, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, chili pepper, and cilantro. Apple salsa is seasoned with powdered sugar and salt.

Ingredients -

3/4 cup Cilantro
1/2 cup Fresh Mint Leaves
1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled and chopped
2 Limes, juice and rind only
2 Cloves Garlic, peeled
1 Green Chile, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon Powdered Sugar
3 tablespoons Light Olive Oil
Salt, to taste

Preparation:

1. Place the apple, cilantro, mint, lime zest, garlic, chili, and sugar in a food process. Pulse to a rough chop, and well blended. Remove to serving bowl.

2. Stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Mix well.

3. Season with salt.

4. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Cooking Tip

Granny Smith Apples

Any good, solid, apple flesh will work just fine in this recipe. Its really a matter of what you have on hand, or using your favorite apple as the main ingredient.

Cooking Tip

Green Chile

Use a jalapeno pepper, remove the stems, and seeds for mild heat. Leave the seeds in for a hotter salsa. A serrono chili will add considerably more heat, and a habanero will make this salsa smokin hot.