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Pineapple-Watermelon Salsa

By Ashley Moore

Published on April 18, 2017

Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 8 (Makes about 2 cups)

Pineapple-Watermelon Salsa

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces½ cup fresh basil leaves ¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled½ habanero chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces1 cup (8 ounces) ¼-inch watermelon pieces1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper

Before You Begin

Do not use canned pineapple in this recipe. For a spicier salsa, reserve and add the habanero seeds.

Instructions

  1. Pulse pineapple, basil, onion, garlic, and habanero in food processor until coarsely chopped, about 6 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to serving bowl. Stir in watermelon, lime juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Serve.
Pineapple-Watermelon Salsa

Pineapple-Watermelon Salsa

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Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 8 (Makes about 2 cups)

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces
½ cup fresh basil leaves
¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
½ habanero chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
1 cup (8 ounces) ¼-inch watermelon pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces
½ cup fresh basil leaves
¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
½ habanero chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
1 cup (8 ounces) ¼-inch watermelon pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces
½ cup fresh basil leaves
¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
½ habanero chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
1 cup (8 ounces) ¼-inch watermelon pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

For this recipe, we pulled out the food processor to help with the heavy chopping. We used pineapple as the base of our salsa and finished it by stirring in watermelon pieces along with fresh basil, habanero chile, lime juice, oil, salt, and pepper.

Before You Begin

Do not use canned pineapple in this recipe. For a spicier salsa, reserve and add the habanero seeds.

Instructions

  1. Pulse pineapple, basil, onion, garlic, and habanero in food processor until coarsely chopped, about 6 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to serving bowl. Stir in watermelon, lime juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Serve.

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