This tropical fruit salsa has mango, papaya and kiwi drizzle with orange juice and tossed with fresh mint leaves. Swirl it into yogurt and add granola for some crunchy texture. Or for a savory twist, serve over grilled salmon!
I’m all about easy. Pick a few ingredients, chop, toss and taste is really how I prefer to roll.
TO Make This Tropical Fruit Salsa You Will Need:
- mangos (I like the champagne variety)
- kiwi
- fresh mint
- orange juice
It’s been crazy warm here it the mitten. The temps for the past week have been in the 70’s and the now past couple of days it’s even reached the mid 80’s! Is it March or August cuz I’m confused? So needless to say this post comes at a pretty perfect time. What I have for you is summer in a bowl or Hawaii in a dish.
Wash up your fruit pretty well.
Dice up 2 mango.
If you haven’t diced up a mango before, I have a spiffy tutorial here. It’s pretty easy stuff. This mango in particular is called a champagne mango, it’s my fav. My sister turned me onto them and I’ve been smitten ever since. To be honest I didn’t know there were different mangos, but I’m down wit’it… but FYI you can use an ol’ mango you choose!
Next halve your papaya. I remember the first time I cut one open and there were those black caviar-esque seeds inside, totally FREAKED ME OUT!
Then just scoop them out and discard. Once I tried one and spit it out. Gross, gross and gross.
Now you can just peel the skin.
Slice and dice the papaya.
Add it to the bowl with the mango.
Kiwi. Some people are allergic… some are turned off by the prickly skin. If I eat too many my tongue will get raw, but I can’t help but love them! You can peel the kiwi with a paring knife.
Next, trim off both ends with a knife and then with a large spoon, wedge it in between the flesh and the skin. Run the spoon around the entire kiwi and then pull out the center.
So easy.
Next, dice up 3 kiwi and toss it into the bowl.
Then add 1 tablespoon sliced fresh mint to the bowl as well.
Next drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons of orange juice over top.
Finally give the whole thing a stir and you’re done.
You could refrigerate this tropical fruit salsa until you are ready to serve it up.
It started with some tortilla chips, and as I did like the corn taste of the chips with the salsa… something was weird about it. In my opinion.
Then I continued to snap photos all the while thinking, I’m not sure this is how I want it to go down. Fruit and corn chips… ehhhh, not so sure.
So I was at my local hangout, aka the grocery store and I saw this ^^^
OMG it’s coconut yogurt! Like this would be amazing under my tropical salsa! And it was.
If I had to pick a favorite yogurt flavor, it’s coconut. Hands down, thumbs up, my favorite! But the good thing is that this tropical fruit salsa can be eaten anyway you dream up; on salmon, on yogurt, in a smoothie or by spoon!
Enjoy! And if you give this tropical fruit salsa recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
Tropical Fruit Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 small mangos, I like the champagne variety
- 3 kiwi, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, rolled and sliced into thin strips
- 1 to 2 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
- Add diced mango, papaya and kiwi into a large bowl.
- Next add in the fresh mint and drizzle in the orange juice.
- Stir and serve it on top of whatever your heart desires!
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Laurie, I have bookmarked like EVERY recipe of yours, lately! Archery? Very cool sport! She's like a modern day Katniss (Hunger Games!)
Thanks Liz! Last night the parents got to shoot and that's exactly what I thought of! 🙂
Cute photo…she looks JUST like you! The fruit salad looks very inviting. We love to eat fruit in the spring and lighten up after a long, dark, carb-loading winter!
I remember loving archery at summer camp when I was around your daughter's age. Oh, memories… 🙂
Your fruit salsa sounds perfect for this ridiculous/awesome weather we've been having. It's supposed to be in the mid-80s in Boston today. Crazy!
STOP IT! COCONUT GREEK YOGURT! I'm going to the grocery store TODAY for it! Wow, thanks for the heads up. The fruit salsa looks ah-mazing as well!
It's so pretty!
that a pretty easy salsa..love that coconut flavoured yogurt
Thats pretty simple…love that coconut flavoured yogurt
DU.LISH.USH.
You daughter really looks like you! So beautiful =)
This is fabulous! So great for this warm weather.
I'd like to eat this tropical fruit salad on a warm beach. You're lucky it's warm around your neck of the woods. We're experiencing quite the drawn out winter/spring with cloudy days and rain punctuated with little bits of sunshine. Your recipe looks fantastic – would love to eat it over yogurt or oatmeal. 🙂
super cute !! your daughter looks soo much like you !! love the refreshing salsa 🙂
love love love this salsa!
This looks so beautiful and fresh! I can think of a ton of ways to enjoy this, starting with grilled halibut – love it!
This looks so fresh, and the addition of the yogurt sounds just perfect! Great combo! (Also, your daughter is beautiful – love that she is doing archery!)
Drooling!!!
Mmm! I was thinking this salsa would be spectacular over grilled tuna … but that coconut yogurt seems a total hit too!
Archery is a very cool sport! Good to see your sweetheart excelling at it! Keep it up!
My 6 year old wants to do Archery. Congrats to your little girl for finishing!
This salsa sounds tropical and perfect for the crazy weather right now!
Oh yum! I love mango and papaya. They are my favorite fruit! This looks delicious!
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