Fresh Strawberry Salsa Recipe with Chocolate Nibs
Make this fresh salsa with simple ingredients like strawberries, sweet onion, chocolate nibs, mint, and lime juice. It's perfect served as an appetizer with chevre (goat) cheese and crackers or spooned over grilled asparagus. It takes 15 minutes to make and benefits greatly by resting for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
Servings: 4
Calories: 31.3kcal
Equipment
- Paring knife
- Chef's knife
- Medium non-reactive bowl such as stainless steel, glass, or ceramic bowls
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups hulled and diced fresh strawberries
- ½ cup finely diced sweet onion Vidalia onions are perfect here!
- 2 ½ tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint leaves
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons agave nectar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt or ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground coarse black pepper
- 2 teaspoons chocolate nibs optional
- 1 teaspoon finely crumbled dried ancho chili optional
Instructions
- Use a paring knife to pierce each strawberry around its stem to remove it. This is called hulling strawberries. Slice them in half, and then each half into thirds and dice. The size of the dice depends on how you plan to use the salsa. For spreading on crackers with cheese, use a smaller dice. If the salsa will be added to a salad or served over grilled asparagus, go with a larger dice.Transfer the strawberries to a medium bowl.
- Dice the onion into pieces smaller than the strawberries. Add to the strawberries.
- Stack the mint leaves on top of each other and tightly roll them up. Use a chef's knife to thinly slice across the width of the roll. Be sure to use only fresh, undamaged leaves.Add to the strawberries and onion.
- Add the lime juice, agave nectar, salt, pepper, chocolate nibs (if using), and crumbled dried ancho pepper (if using), and toss everything together.
- Allow to rest on the counter for the flavors to marinate and meld together. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 31.3kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.7g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 148.4mg | Potassium: 75.9mg | Fiber: 0.8g | Sugar: 5.4g | Vitamin A: 137.9IU | Vitamin C: 15.1mg | Calcium: 15.4mg | Iron: 0.3mg