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    Home » Recipes » Dips

    Sweet and Spicy Peach Salsa

    Published: Jul 14, 2015 · Modified: Feb 24, 2020 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Spicy peach salsa is made from fresh peaches and peppers. Leave it chunky for a relish to top grilled chicken or fish or mash it a little for a smoother sauce for dunking chips.

    A bowl of homemade chunky peach salsa has a blue spoon for serving.

    This is our third summer living in the south and I have made it my personal mission to adopt peaches as our family's favorite summer fruit. I have used them for jam, scones, sauces, and salads, but one of my very favorite discoveries is peach salsa.

    Right when I walk into my local grocery store, I find this huge display of local produce. Each product is clearly labeled with the farm that grew it.

    One glance at the display and I immediately knew I wanted to use this seasonal summer staple from Titan Farms in Ridge Springs, SC.

    It turns out that Titan Farms is only 2.5 hours away from our house.

    The peaches I picked for this recipe were at my local store within SIX HOURS of their packing process! That is amazing. No wonder they were just the right amount of ripeness for this recipe!

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    • Ingredients
    • How to Pick the Perfect Peach
    • Prep the Peaches
    • Serving Suggestions
    • More Fresh Peach Recipes
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    Ingredients

    Sweet and spicy peach salsa

    This peach salsa is simple and only requires a few ingredients:

    • Fresh peaches
    • Red onion
    • Jalapeño pepper
    • Red bell pepper
    • Fresh cilantro
    • Lime
    • Dried chipotle chili pepper seasoning

    How to Pick the Perfect Peach

    The fresh peaches you use for this recipe should be firm and heavy but give very slightly when you gently squeeze them.

    If the peach doesn't give when you press, it is too crunchy to be used just yet. Simply leave it on your counter for another 24 hours before checking it again.

    Sweet and spicy peach salsa

    Prep the Peaches

    I small diced everything and tossed it together in one big bowl. Done. See why I love making homemade salsa??

    I chose to leave the peach skins on the fruit to make this as easy as possible, but I love the extra color it gives the mix.

    Sweet and spicy peach salsa

    It turns out like a sweet and spicy crunchy relish kind of salsa. I love how colorful and pretty it is!

    Sweet and spicy peach salsa

    Serving Suggestions

    We devoured this spicy peach salsa with tortilla chips but it would be even more perfect as a topping for fish tacos or grilled chicken or pork.

    I could even see using it for a turkey burger with some pepper jack cheese.

    You could also serve it as a side dish with my favorite rum glazed pork tenderloin.

    Sweet and spicy peach salsa

    More Fresh Peach Recipes

    Got a few extra fresh peaches after making this salsa? You'll love these yummy peach recipes, I make them all summer long.

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      Southern Style Peach Cobbler
    • A crostini toast has diced peaches, blueberries, and fresh thyme leaves on a blue plate.
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    📖 Recipe

    A bowl of homemade chunky peach salsa has a blue spoon for serving.

    Sweet and Spicy Peach Salsa

    5 from 2 votes
    Fresh juicy peaches mixed with red onion and bell peppers makes a surprisingly different fresh salsa for summer entertaining. Excellent served with grilled chicken or fish.
    TOTAL TIME 15 minutes
    PREP TIME 15 minutes
    YIELD 3 cups salsa
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    Ingredients
      

    • 3 firm ripe peaches small diced
    • ½ small red onion small diced
    • 1 jalapeño pepper ribs and seeds removed, minced
    • ½ red pepper small diced
    • ½ bunch of cilantro chopped
    • 1 lime juiced
    • Dash of kosher salt
    • ¼ teaspoon dried chipotle chile pepper

    Instructions

    • Chop the peaches and remove the pits. There's no reason to peel the peaches, the skin adds texture and color.
    • Chop the onion.
    • Cut the stem from the jalapeño and slice the pepper in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to remove the ribs and seeds and discard them. Mince the remaining pepper.
    • Chop the red pepper and the cilantro.
    • Toss all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Squeeze the lime juice over the top, add a sprinkle of kosher salt and the dried chiptole chile pepper powder. Toss everything together with a spoon.
    • Cover and chill until time to serve.

    Recipe Notes

    If you want an extra spicy salsa, you can leave the ribs and seeds from the jalapeño pepper. Just chop them finely before adding to the salsa.
    COURSEDips
    CUISINEAmerican
    AUTHORTiffany Dahle

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    1. 5 easy homemade salsa recipes for kids to make for their family says:
      January 11, 2020 at 1:24 pm

      […] and spicy peach salsa: If pineapple isn’t your thing, this sweet and spicy peach salsa is amazing with chicken, pork, or fish tacos. I love to eat it straight-up with chips, […]

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      October 20, 2015 at 10:20 am

      […] Spicy peach salsa: tempt them with tortilla chips and sweet peaches, they’ll hopefully miss the peppers and […]

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    3. Elegant peach blueberry salsa with goat cheese crostini says:
      July 20, 2015 at 10:47 am

      […] Even still, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the final result. All it took was one bite and I knew it was deserving of a full photo shoot. That first batch disappeared in a heartbeat one evening so just 3 days later I made it again to capture it for you. (That’s when I discovered the local peaches from Harris Teeter are even better than the ones from my farmer’s market. Read more about that here.) […]

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