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blood orange salsa

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Baby Kato
Beautiful Shore Country, NB

Recipe posted here for play in Culinary Quest - Tex Mex. Recipe found at website: saveur.com The citrusy salsa sounds wonderful to me, I'll be trying this one. This simple salsa balances the sweetness of blood orange with lime, jalapeño, and avocado.

(1 rating)
yield 2 cups
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For blood orange salsa

  • 2 blood oranges
  • 1 ripe avocado, cubed
  • 1⁄2 cup diced red onion
  • 1⁄2 jalapeño, seeded and minced
  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • kosher salt

How To Make blood orange salsa

  • 1
    Using a serrated knife, slice the peel off the oranges removing as much white pith as possible.
  • 2
    Place a mesh strainer over a small bowl; segment the oranges, letting the pieces fall into the strainer.
  • 3
    Gently break up the segments into smaller pieces with your fingers. Set aside to drain.
  • 4
    In a medium bowl mix together the avocado, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice and salt to taste.
  • 5
    Add the orange pieces (discarding the juice) and gently stir to combine.
  • 6
    Serve immediately.
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