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Spicy Pineapple and Mint Salsa

Serve with grilled pork or fish, such as red snapper or striped bass.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 3 cups

Ingredients

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 or 2 serrano chiles, seeded for less heat, if desired, and very thinly sliced
1 small garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)
1 pineapple, peeled and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a medium bowl, combine the onion, chiles, garlic, orange and lime juices, and pineapple. Add the oil; stir to combine. Let stand at room temperature at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour. Just before serving, add the mint; toss to combine.

  2. Fit to Eat Recipe

    Step 2

    (Per serving)

    Step 3

    Calories: 176

    Step 4

    Fat: 3g

    Step 5

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 6

    Carbohydrate: 42g

    Step 7

    Sodium: 5mg

    Step 8

    Protein: 2g

    Step 9

    Fiber: 4g

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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