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    Pineapple Habanero Salsa

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    Salsa de Piña con Habanero Chile

    If you’re looking for a fiery-hot, yet fruity salsa for your chicken, fish or pork dish, then this pineapple salsa recipe is for you. Made with one of the hottest types of chilis in Mexico — the habanero — this salsa de piña packs on the heat and the flavor, bringing your everyday dishes to life!

    Pineapple Salsa with Habanero Chili

    What to Expect from This Recipe

    This uncooked salsa made with fresh pineapples and habanero chilis, is the perfect combination of sweet and spicy (heavy on the spicy!). But, if you prefer less heat, simply use fewer habaneros. The recipe calls for two, but you can use one, a half or even less depending on your taste.

    This easy pineapple habanero salsa recipe comes together in only 15 minutes. Simply chop the ingredients, squeeze a couple of limes, throw it all in the blender, and you’ve got yourself a beautiful, tasty topping for your next meal.

    Learn How to Make Pineapple Habanero Salsa

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb. fresh pineapple chunks
    • 2 habanero chili peppers, seeds removed and deveined
    • ½ red onion
    • ¼ cup cilantro leaves
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 2 limes, juice only (Key limes are best)
    • ½ teaspoon salt*

    How Much Salt?

    * Start with ½ teaspoon salt. If your salsa tastes a little flat, add a little salt at a time and taste until the flavor pops. Many times you’ll need to add more salt than you think.

    Pineapple Habanero Salsa Ingredients

    Prepare and Chop the Ingredients

    Pineapples: Peel and cut the pineapple into chunks. You’ll only use 1 lb. for this recipe. Save the rest in the refrigerator for another use.

    Chilis: Carefully cut the habanero chilis in half lengthwise and use the knife to remove the seeds and veins. Then set aside. Note that these chilis are very hot.

    Do not touch your eyes or face after handling the chilis because you may get burned. If you’re sensitive to working with chilis, we recommend you wear gloves. Also, if you prefer a little less heat, use only one chili or less.

    Cilantro: Pull the cilantro leaves from the stem and place into a small bowl.

    Onion and Garlic: Chop the onion and quarter the garlic clove.

    Limes: Squeeze the juice from the two limes into a small bowl and set aside, removing any seeds that may have fallen into the juice.

    Blend the Salsa

    Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend for 15 seconds, or until the ingredients are combined.

    Salsa de Pina Ingredients in Blender

    Your salsa should be smooth with a nice, yellow color.

    Pineapple Habanero Salsa in Bowl

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    Don’t skip this step: Let the salsa sit for two hours so the flavors can meld.

    Serve the Salsa

    Once you’ve allowed the flavors in your salsa to meld, serve your pineapple salsa at room temperature. Don’t serve it cold or it will taste flat.

    Enjoy your salsa on fish, tamales, shrimp, chicken and pork. Because this salsa is so sweet, it’s not a good dip for chips, so stick with it as a topping for main dishes. Let us know what you topped with your salsa and how it tasted!

    Pineapple Salsa with Habanero Chili

    Pineapple Habanero Salsa
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    Pineapple Habanero Salsa

    Made with fresh pineapples and habanero chilis, this salsa is the perfect combination of sweet and spicy to top your chicken, fish or pork dish.
    Course Salsa
    Cuisine Mexican
    Keyword pineapple salsa
    Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes minutes
    Servings 6 people
    Author Lori Alcalá

    Equipment

    • Cutting board
    • Kitchen knife
    • Prep Bowls
    • Blender
    • Serving bowl

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb fresh pineapple chunks
    • 2 habanero chilis seeds removed and deveined (This salsa is very hot. For a milder taste, use only 1 chili.)
    • ½ red onion
    • ¼ cup cilantro leaves
    • 1 clove garlic
    • 2 limes juice only (Key limes are best)
    • ½ teaspoon salt If the flavor doesn't pop, keep adding salt and tasting until it does.

    Instructions

    Prepare and Chop the Ingredients

    • Pineapples: Peel and cut the pineapple into chunks. You’ll only use 1 lb. for this recipe. Save the rest in the refrigerator for another use.
    • Chilis: Carefully cut the habanero chilis in half lengthwise and use the knife to remove the seeds and veins. Then set aside. Note that these chilis are very hot. Do not touch your eyes or face after handling the chilis because you may get burned. If you’re sensitive to working with chilis, we recommend you wear gloves. Also, if want a little less spice, use only one chili or less.
    • Onion and Garlic: Chop the onion and quarter the garlic clove.
    • Cilantro: Pull the cilantro leaves from the stem and place into a small bowl.
    • Lemons: Squeeze the juice from the two lemons into a small bowl and set aside, removing any seeds that may have fallen into the juice.

    Blend the Salsa

    • Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend for 15 seconds, or until the ingredients are combined. Your salsa will have a nice, yellow color.
    • Let the salsa sit for two hours so the flavors can meld.

    Serve the Salsa

    • Once the flavors have had a chance to meld, serve your pineapple salsa at room temperature. If you serve it cold, it will taste flat.
    • Enjoy your salsa on fish, tamales, shrimp, chicken and pork. Because this salsa is so sweet, it’s not a good dip for chips, so stick with it as a topping for main dishes.

    Notes

    • Serve your salsa at room temperature for the best flavor.
    • For a milder salsa, use only one chili.
    • The amount of salt in the recipe is only a guide. Keep adding salt and tasting until the flavor pops.

    More Mexican Salsa Recipes from the Blog

    • Salsa Verde
    • Salsa Roja
    • Restaurant Salsa
    • Creamy Avocado Salsa
    • Roasted Jalapeño Salsa
    • Habanero Salsa

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    • salsa borracha in a molcajete
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    Comments

    1. Lynda Wilkinson says

      April 08, 2021 at 5:25 am

      5 stars
      I am growing county Carolina reapers and ghost peppers do you think this will work well with this recipe?

      Reply
      • Douglas Cullen says

        April 22, 2021 at 9:38 pm

        I haven’t tried either of those peppers but I think they probably would work. Keep in mind that the salsa will be very hot. Habaneros are hot but the ones you are growing are even hotter. They may have a similar flavor profile. Let me know how your salsa turns out. Cheers!

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